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When Blaming Gets in the Way of Well-being
Last evening I heard from Jack, a man with revenge on his mind. Sadly, Jack’s focus on making sure someone “pays” has moved the real problem, and the person who needs his help the most, to the back...
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Yanking the Cure Rug Out From Under Lymphoma Patients
In the continuing saga of two “miracle” drugs for those who suffer from non-Hodgkins lymphomas… the fifth most common cancer…. I told you six months ago about Bexxar and Zevalin, the two drugs which...
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10 Things Your Physician Won’t Tell You…
…. and I can’t take credit for them. Check out this article in Smart Money magazine You’ll learn from it, as scary as that is. Then read my commentary here.
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Doctors Work the System to Increase Income – at the Patient’s Expense
Found an interesting op-ed from the Dallas News online yesterday, written by Dr. Steve Cole entitled, “Biggest factor in rising health costs are the doctors themselves.” Unfortunately, the title...
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Overcoming the Doctor-Patient War of Words
I seem to have hit a nerve with my post about Dr. Steve Cole’s editorial published a few days ago. Dr. Cole asserted that the reason healthcare costs are going up is because doctors have learned to...
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When Your Doctor Fakes You Out
Empowered patients will be interested in a report today on the study results of a survey of Chicago area internists (family doctors). It seems that 45% of them see nothing wrong in prescribing placebos...
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Why Your Doctor Won’t Help You
Notice that the title doesn’t say “can’t Help You.” It says “won’t.” There’s a big difference. CPT codes are the stuff a doctor’s practice is made from. I know — you thought patients were the basis...
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MRSA: Patients Ignored, Left to Die
(Find an update to this post: MRSA, Victimization and Shooting the Messenger) In the past two days, I have heard three stories, all related to MRSA and other hospital acquired staph infections, and all...
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MRSA: Victimization and Shooting the Messenger
Yesterday’s post, where I told the stories of three (+2) victims of MRSA infections, raised ire, blame and excuses from commentators and emailers alike. Never mind that they were stories of five people...
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Why Does the US Have the Worst Rate of Preventable Deaths Among...
From 2002 to 2003, about 101,000 Americans died from preventable causes ranging from diabetes to bacterial infections and surgical complications, so says a study releases this week. The reports are...
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