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Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ľֱ staff

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Don't call him a "concierge doctor," call him an "asset manager." Jordan Shlain, MD, . (Nelson Schwartz, New York Times)

Two percent of clinical trials in eight major journals -- including JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine -- , according to a new analysis. (Retraction Watch)

Reality TV's latest subject: . (Rebecca Robbins, STAT)

" (v.)": add this to your healthcare policy glossary. (Bloomberg)

Millions of dollars in research into communication disorders at the NIH are in limbo because of a dispute involving , Lenny Bernstein reports. (Washington Post)

Want to know why healthcare costs so much? , says Jamie Koufman, MD. (New York Times)

A New Jersey pediatrician was found guilty of fraud for billing Medicaid for -- even more, some "days."

Are Democrats starting to ? (Alexander Burns and Jennifer Medina, New York Times)

Oncologist Jason Westin, MD, is . Find out why. (Laurie McGinley, Washington Post)

"The uncertainty swirling around the H-1B program is creating problems for parts of the country that have ." (Michael Ollove, Washington Post)

Renee Fleming: Opera singer, and now with NIH director Francis Collins. (Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu, NPR)

Pfizer has hiked prices of 91 drugs an . (Financial Times, via Reuters)

"Ducks, turkeys and potbelly pigs have all been certified by somebody as emotional support animals." A look at . (Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health)

"Can it really be true that ?" ask Paul Glasziou, MBBS, and Iain Chalmers, MBBS. (BMJ Blogs)

India has . (Nida Najar, New York Times)

Abstinence-only programs in Texas , Lauren Silverman reports. (NPR)

Nancy Borowick captured the last year of her parents' life together, when they were both . (NPR)

Fred Kummerow, a researcher who campaigned against trans fats, . He was 102. (Brady Dennis, Washington Post)

As bike commuting grows in popularity in the U.S., so do injuries, which . (Ariana Eunung Cha, Washington Post)

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