This report details a comparison study, with regard to sex, of all Georgia graduates during the years 1950-73. It is anticipated that this will serve as a pilot project for a similar, nationwide study. (LBH)

This purpose of this hearing was to discuss the latest scientific research regarding the use of mercury in medicine in the United States and the possible connection between these products and autism spectrum disorders. The subcommittee also discusses the need for further research to determine the biological basis of autism and how the Federal…

The new Peer Review Organizations (PSRO) will review the quality, necessity, and appropriateness of medical care for which payment is made under the terms of the Social Security Act. The many differences between teaching and nonteaching hospitals suggest that it may be inappropriate to evaluate institutional services using a single set of norms of…

There are too few veterinary colleges to handle the applicants and the need in the profession. (PG)

Federal aids provided for training in biomedical research may be stopped. Scientists are pressing for continuation by persuading the administration and possibly winning legislators' support. (PS)

Excerpts from a full report which appeared in the City Almanac, a publication of the Center of New York City Affairs of the New School for Social Research. (MB)

Famous Hispanist and physician analyzes the cultural lag threatening our existence, and identifies the role that medicine, ethics, and moral precepts should play in this struggle. (DS)