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April 29, 2002
Bronx Cheery

The winsome new Children's Hospital at Montefiore is attracting top doctors as well as sick kids from all over -- and making many Manhattanites wonder: Where's ours?

February 25, 2002
The Light Fantastic?

Clients burned or scarred during laser hair-removal treatments at tony day spas have left doctors debating who should -- and who shouldn't -- be doing these procedures.

October 15, 2001
Click and Cure

Doctors use the Internet to solve medical mysteries and bone up on trends, but so do their patients -- not that there's anything wrong with that. . . .

April 7, 2003
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.

October 22, 2001
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
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.

September 10, 2001
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
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
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
Hire and Higher

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

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