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Hwang convicted of fraud in cloning ruse

A South Korean court has convicted the perpetrator of the 2005 cloning fraud. Information here.

Doctors pressured by scheduled Medicare pay cut

Here’s confirmation from The Hill.com that planned cuts in Medicare payments to doctors are being used by Senate and White House leaders to secure support for the current health care reform bills, without tort reform. The White House and Democratic leaders are offering doctors a deal: They’ll freeze cuts in Medicare payments to doctors in … Continue reading

The problem with fines (mandatory health insurance)

The Washington Post notes that manufacturers of medical devices are being accused – they haven’t offered “to give something back” to pay for health care insurance for all. Because they won’t play the game that President Obama’s been playing with the pharmaceutical industry and hospitals, their devices will be taxed like luxuries — and the … Continue reading

Aristotle ethics, RFK, and health care reform

The Wall Street Journal’s daily newsletter by James Taranto, The Best of the Web Today, debunks a quote floating around the Internet to support the “right” to health care paid for by government. The blurb has been attributed to a translation from the writings of Aristotle, a translation from the original Greek by Robert F. … Continue reading

Intentionally Skewed Cancer Survival Rates

From Ann Coulter’s latest report on Health Care Reform Myths: European women are only 55.8 percent likely to live five years after contracting any kind of cancer, compared to 62.9 percent for American women. In five cancers — breast, prostate, thyroid, testicular and skin melanoma — American survival rates are higher than 90 percent. Europeans … Continue reading

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