Studies consistently show that overtreatment is directly associated with preventable patient harm. The following lists were created by national medical specialty societies and represent specific recommendations. Each list provides information on when tests and procedures may...
State Licensing System Keeps Patients, Hospitals and Regulators in the Dark Like traveling medicine hucksters of old, doctors who run into trouble today can hopscotch from state to state, staying ahead of regulators. Instead of...
Article Summary: This article discusses tips on advocating for patient rights in a healthcare setting. By Christina Caron, NY Times, Jul 29, 2022. Christina, who lives in Portland, Me., said she felt ignored by doctors...
Article Summary: This article offers practical advice in facing medical debt and various ways in which we can avoid it. By Yuki Noguchi, NPR, July 01, 2022. Lori Mangum was 32 when apple-sized tumors sprouted...
Article Summary: Affordable care act covers preventive care in patients, but some gaps need to be filled. By Julie Appleby, KHN, Jul 06, 2022. An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In...
March 13, 2009, I had been feeling sick for several days with a really bad stomach ache and decided I needed to go to the Emergency Room. There had been a stomach flu going around… Read More...
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2020. She was 71 and had had two previous episodes of cancer from which she had recovered. We were told that this was a… Read More...
While we live in a time of great medical advances, serious medical mistakes take an enormous number of lives. By the last count, independent studies suggest that between 200,000 and 400,000 people die each year in...
I have tried to get the answers to the questions about my wife’s case but it is apparent no one at the hospital cares at all. I did not think I could have less respect… Read More...
A surgeon assaulted me with a scalpel while I was unconscious. I woke to find he had removed healthy tissue without informed consent. He altered my body in a significant way: made a large external… Read More...