The vaccine-autism debate: a lecture

From Mary Holland at NYU comes notice of this lecture:THE VACCINE-AUTISM DEBATE:WHY WON'T IT GO AWAY?David Kirby, AuthorEvidence of Harm - Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical ControversyThursday, June 26, 20086:30 - 9:00 PMNYU School of Law 40 Washington Square South,Vanderbilt Hall, Room 204RSVP REQUIRED: kirbylecture@gmail.comFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICDavid Kirby,

Med mal premiums in Mass., 1975-2005

Marc Rodwin, one of the most innovative and consistently interesting health law scholars around, has published (with others) in the May/June issue of Health Affairs a very useful study of med mal premiums in Massachusetts (described as "a high-risk state") over the 30-year period of 1975-2005. Here's the abstract:Massachusetts has the fourth-highest median malpractice settlement payments for all

American College of Physicians: E-Health Recommendations

The ACP's new report, E-Health and Its Impact on Medical Practice, is presented on their news page. The challenge of moving physicians to electronic health records is daunting. This is from the press release:Health care may be the fastest growing industry, but it has been slow to adopt the use of technology. While orders at fast food chains are now entirely automated, most physician offices and