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Joanne Kaufman

April 20, 1998 | Feature
Eager Diva

Bred for the footlights as if Broadway really mattered, Melissa Errico channels the spirit of Cole Porter in High Society.

June 10, 2002 | Best Doctors
The Doctor Dilemma

New York City has more M.D.'s than anyplace else on the planet. So why is the right one harder to find than a rent-controlled six on Central Park West? It needn't be -- you just have to know WHERE to look.

October 22, 2001 | Strong Medicine
Doctor's Dilemmas

Panicked patients invaded virtually every doctor's office in Manhattan. Are Cipro prescriptions the right way to treat them?

September 22, 2003 | Strong Medicine
Who Knew?

Hospitals used to enjoy unfettered access to your medical records, but no more—a situation that’s sending fund-raisers to the emergency room.

May 15, 2000 | Feature
What's My Line?

Bruce Vilanch has been feeding funny words to big stars for years. With Almost Famous, he finally gets his own say.

September 10, 2001 | Strong Medicine
Rent-a-Doc

Your hospital has a little secret: To save money on staff in these days of cost-cutting, it's been hiring more doctors who are just passing through.

March 24, 2003 | Strong Medicine
The Out-of-Towners

These days, more than a few patients demanding first-rate care are doing the reverse commute as suburban hospitals beef up their staffs with medical stars—and offer valet parking.

April 7, 2003 | Strong Medicine
Doctors in the House

A new breed of M.D. tends exclusively to hospital in-patients, keeping costs down while allowing primary-care physicians to stay in the office. But not all doctors are grateful for the help.

January 5, 2004 | Strong Medicine
Hire and Higher

Pressed to fill every bed, hospitals are unabashedly poaching star doctors—who bring prestige as well as patients—from competing institutions.

November 18, 2002 | Feature
Take That Back

Who's treating the chronic aches and pains of some of Manhattan's most demanding patients? A whole new class of chiropractors like Douglas Seckendorf, whose high-tech offices and great hands are raising the status of an oft-maligned spinal specialty (even if some orthopedists still get a little bent out of shape on the subject).

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