Journal of Medicine -Even though young doctors still receive a lot of job offers in one of the worst markets in decades, nearly one-third would select another profession if they had to decide on a career all over again, according to a new study out Thursday.

Journal of Medicine -Underneath the now-iconic red sculpture at Liberty Plaza, now cleared of tents and ringed by barricades plastic-cuffed together, several “students” stood draped in fake chains over their caps and gowns, brandishing debt bills instead of diplomas.

Journal of Medicine -(This from a post called "Civil Disobedience" by palMD at his blog, White Coat Underground.)

"In the case of abortions, where time is essential and providers may not be easy to find, delays in care are unconscionable. To enforce a waiting period violates the doctor’s ethical duty to provide appropriate, timely care and to avoid causing the patient unnecessary grief. The law forces us to violate our ethics. To force us to perform ultrasounds, transvaginal or otherwise, is battery.

Journal of Medicine -Though the loss of patent protection on a brand-name prescription drug tends to lead to a sharp drop in sales for that product in the United States, such older medicines have become a booming business for the pharmaceutical industry in emerging markets.

Journal of Medicine -The first drug for an advanced form of the most common type of skin cancer won approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Journal of Medicine -A federal health agency restored to its Web site a database of doctor disciplinary actions just months after pulling it off the Internet in response to a doctor’s complaints.