What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal requests? While increasing numbers of physicians say that religion and spirituality help some patients and families cope with serious illness, a new study reports that it is [...]

Julian Lennon, son of the legendary John Lennon, and James Scott Cook announced today that they will donate a portion of the proceeds from their song, “LUCY,” to fund research on the disease lupus. The song was created to honor Cook’s 92-year-old grandmother, Lucy Cook, who has been living with lupus for years and Lucy [...]

The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) has named 12 new grant recipients for 2009. The awards, totaling $3.6 million, recognize innovative work across a broad spectrum of lupus research. All were selected for their creativity, novelty, and potential to drive scientific discovery to ultimately prevent, treat, and cure the complex disease of systemic lupus.

A $1.3 million grant to Indiana University from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center will establish the East African Center of Excellence in Health Informatics.
The new center will connect the expertise of one of the world’s foremost informatics programs at IU and the Regenstrief Institute with one of the leading academic medical centers [...]

The relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical and device industries has been under recent scrutiny and several groups, including the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), have examined how medical education should prepare future physicians for the practical and ethical challenges that accompany these interactions. Today, in conjunction with the commencement of National PharmFree Week, AMSA [...]