A Computer Beats A Pen For Getting Prescriptions Right
Hospitals see a huge drop in drug mistakes when doctors use a computer to write prescriptions, instead of pen and paper. Software can correct miscalculations, warn of allergic reactions and eliminate doctors' notoriously poor handwriting. But few hospitals have adopted the technology so far.

Abortion Debate Likely To Heat Up In 2012
Dozens of abortion restrictions passed in the states during 2011 — nearly a record since the Supreme Court's 1973 emRoe v. Wade/em decision. This year, anti-abortion groups say they'll focus on bills that would ban abortions at 20 weeks, limit insurance coverage and grant constitutional rights to embryos.