Ed Rabinowitz

A pediatrician in Flint, MI faced a torrent of criticism and official denials when she discovered her patients were being poisoned by dangerously high levels of lead in their water. Here's the inside story of how she fought back.

Physicians who work in correctional facilities face a range of challenges, from patients with multiple ailments and spotty health histories, to bureaucratic hurdles, and non-compliant patients. However, these doctors also find the work incredibly rewarding, as they see the humanity of their patients in a way most don't.

Innovative physicians find they can scale-up their impact by branching out as entrepreneurs.

If you look up the word ‘concierge' in the dictionary you'll find multiple definitions, ranging from a member of a hotel staff in charge of special services for guests, to an employee stationed in an apartment house lobby who screens visitors. Perhaps the most recent definition is for concierge medicine: "medical care for which the patient pays the doctor an annual fee for special or extra services."

Physicians spend their lives helping others, but many spend their holidays finding new ways to give back, from dressing up as Santa Claus to raising awareness about cancer through music.

Oprah Winfrey. Bill Cosby. Muhammad Ali. Sidney Poitier. Alvin Crawford, MD. If that last name seems out of place with the others, guess again.

Alessio Fasano, MD, came to the US from Italy looking to expand his horizons beyond celiac disease. Instead, he became a leader in the treatment, research, and education of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders.

When these physicians attend sporting events, then watch the game in a different way than the average fan.

Although they came from different backgrounds, these physicians all took their medical degree to the US Armed Forces to care for soldiers and serve their country.

Becoming a physician requires considerable effort and often involves overcoming significant hurdles. For Frank Spinelli, MD, FACP, his hurdle was being sexually abused by his scoutmaster.

Through work in Tanzania, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Grenada and at home in the United States, these physicians spend their free time bringing care to those who need it and raising awareness where there is none.

A look at physicians who have chosen to work in rural communities, where the closest secondary care center might be nearly 100 miles away and house calls are still a common occurrence.

High-stakes health care in some of the most dangerous spots on Earth.

The journey to become a physician was not exactly straightforward for Michelle Cunningham, MD. The field of medicine fascinated her at a young age, but when she was growing up women were not encouraged to seek professional degrees.

When disease hit close to home, these clinicians tackled the problem head on.

Twin Cities physician is team doctor for several big league franchises and runs a patient-centered practice.

Even at a young age, Lu-Jean Feng, MD, was on a fast track.

A Detroit-area internist forges a new way to practice medicine.

When it comes to stroke treatment, every second counts.

Telehealth technologies are rapidly gaining acceptance among physicians in a variety of specialties and practice settings.

Founded in 1884, the New York City institute known today as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is the world's oldest and largest private cancer center.

Merck and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals have announced the restructuring of their collaboration on the effort to bring ridaforolimus�ARIAD�s investigational mTOR inhibitor�to market. The companies, which first entered into the collaboration almost 3 years ago, have been working together to develop the agent in multiple potential cancer indications.

When Suzanne Lindley was 31 years of age, she received a diagnosis of stage IV colon cancer and was informed that she had 6 months to live. Chemotherapy, both the oncologist and surgeon told her, had severe side effects that were not worth the likely benefit. They suggested Lindley go home and put her personal affairs in order. That was 10 years ago.

The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute opened on July 9, 1990,as the adult patient-care component of The Ohio State University (OSU) Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC).Today, "The James," as it is referred to, is the only dedicated cancer hospital in the Midwest.

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is one of only 40 cancer centers in the country designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Center. The physician researchers at the institution have been characterizing the acquired genome defects in cancers for the better part of the past few decades.

Executives at Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation may one day look back on 2009 as the year when the coming-out party for the two-decades-old firm located in Tustin, California, began.

If there is such a thing as a business trifecta, Seattle Genetics is nearly there. The Washington state biotechnology company is focused on the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody–based therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. And with a potent pipeline of potential products and numerous technology and marketing collaborations in place, the opportunities for growth are in the air.

When it comes to negotiating fees with insurance providers, practices and physicians have more leverage than they realize. The problem, says John Schmitt, a managed care expert with EthosPartners Healthcare Management Group, is that practices often don�t even try.

In post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, people refer to their return home and the revival of the city as �being back.� Today, the human spirit is thriving in the Big Easy�s resurrected communities and New Orleans is growing. The Tulane Cancer Center (TCC) at Tulane University Medical School has been the beneficiary of some of that growth.

In early February, Clarient Inc announced the commercial launch of its Insight Dx Pulmotype test that helps pathologists classify specific types of lung cancer so physicians can prescribe the most effective therapies.