Based on evidence people work harder with a partner than when working alone, a team of Michigan State University researchers are pairing college-age students with a virtual workout partner to study the impact on exercise trends.

The California Medical Association has endorsed Sacramento pediatrician Dr. Richard Pan for the 5th Assembly District. As a long-time pediatrician and educator in the Sacramento community, Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for providing health care for children and families in California.

The California Medical Association will hold its annual House of Delegates session this weekend in Anaheim to debate and determine the group’s policies on a wide range of public health, science and health care issues.

On October 12, ReachMD, a new media communications platform for medical professionals, will premiere two new series featuring content from the New England Journal of Medicine via its network of distribution channels, including ReachMD’s national XM Satellite Radio Channel 160.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced its selection of Hugh “Trey” Daly III, a senior attorney who focuses on health care issues at the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. He is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who received the RWJF honor for 2009 at a [...]