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CIR Doctors Help Launch Health Care for America NOW! Nationwide

On July 8, 2008,  Health Care for America NOW – an unprecedented coalition that unites labor, community organizations, doctors, nurses, women, small businesses, faith-based organizations, people of color, netroots activists, and think tanks – was launched with a Washington, DC press conference and events in 52 other cities across the country.  As important members of this coalition, CIR doctors stepped to the podium at events in California, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York to describe their perspective as frontline providers of care and to passionately advocate for quality, affordable healthcare for all.

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Even Doctors Should Read the Fine Print

Dr. Michael Hochman, a PGY2 in Internal Medicine and CIR member at Cambridge Health Alliance, wrote this article for The Boston Globe's Health News section.  It was published May 19, 2008.



I first developed concerns three years ago when news media reports suggested that the pharmaceutical giant Merck misled the public by concealing data suggesting that its blockbuster pain-relieving medication Vioxx might be linked to heart attacks and strokes.

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CIR’S FIRST-EVER PHOTO CONTEST

You know residency is hard, you know it's challenging; but it can also be full of surprises, accomplishments, and meaningful bonds with patients and colleagues.

Enter CIR's first-ever photo contest with your photo that shows us something about what it's like to be a resident physician. The contest is open to all CIR members. You can enter more than one photo, and your photo can be digital or print, b/w or color, serious or goofy.

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