BY JONATHAN BLOCK, for MED Shadow. July 10, 2018 Many FDA advisory committee members later receive kickbacks from the very pharma companies whose drug they approved. How can we stem conflicts of interest? When it
By Kate Monica, EHR Intelligence. EHR medication lists are often inaccurate and incomplete, opening the door for adverse drug reactions, un-informed clinical decision-making, and poor medication monitoring, according to a new JAMA study. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical… Read More
Can hospitals turn patients away if they have no money or insurance? Can hospitals refuse to admit you if you are unvaccinated? Yes and no. It depends on the circumstances. As COVID cases spread and...
They are less expensive than hospitals. But when a facility isn’t equipped to handle an emergency, the consequences can be deadly. By Christina Jewett and Mark Alesia. From Kaiser Health News. The surgery went fine. Her… Read More
By Erika Stalling, NPR Shots. In 2017, Susan learned that she carries a genetic mutation that may elevate her lifetime risk of developing breast cancer to 69 percent. Her doctor explained that individuals who have this mutation… Read More
By Ana Pena, MS News. Nearly 18% of new multiple sclerosis (MS) patients referred to two speciality clinics in Los Angeles, California, have been misdiagnosed with the disease, according to a recent study. Most of… Read More
Did Your Doctor ‘Ghost’ You? An Employment Contract May Be To Blame By Michelle Andrews, for KHN. When Don Cue developed a bladder infection last fall, he called his longtime urologist’s office for a urine… Read More
Source: Charles B. Inlander Publication: Bottom Line Health. A controversial health insurance program is growing by leaps and bounds throughout the country. With “step therapy,” your insurer requires your doctor to prescribe the cheapest effective prescription… Read More
By Matt Stanley, Anna Wilde Mathews and Melanie Evans, For the Wall Street Journal. More primary-care doctors work directly for hospitals, and they are being pushed to keep lucrative referrals in-house. Phoebe Putney Health System… Read More
By Leah Binder, Contributor Forbes. We learned Tuesday (Editor: the 2018 midterm election) that health care is a big concern for voters, with exit polling from CNN, NBC and other major outlets showing 40 percent of Americans picked… Read More