Archive for 2012:
December 31st, 2012Managing Disruptive Doctors (or How to Handle a Spoiled Brat)
Managing Disruptive Doctors (or How to Handle a Spoiled Brat) December 31, 2012 The other day I received a mailing from a health care training group for a $279 continuing-education seminar titled “Managing Disruptive Docs in a New Era of Hospital-Physician Relations.” The topic may sound absurd, but this is […]
December 22nd, 2012
FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning
FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning Published: December 20, 2012 WASHINGTON -- The FDA is warning clinicians not to prescribe dabigatran (Pradaxa) to patients with mechanical heart valves, an indication for which the oral anticoagulant is not approved. The move comes barely 2 weeks after the drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim stopped the […]
December 14th, 2012
Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk
Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk Many Americans age 65 and older who suffer from mental health disorder do not receive treatments that meet acknowledged standards, according to results of a new survey. Conducted by the John A. […]
November 28th, 2012
Sometimes there are things more important than MONEY….
This review is from: Are Your Prescriptions Killing You?: How to Prevent Dangerous Interactions, Avoid Deadly Side Effects, and Be Healthier with Fewer Drugs (Hardcover) I read about this book in the NY Times and was concerned about my mother who had been taking several medications which over time had […]
November 27th, 2012
Patients Forget How to Use EpiPen After 3 Months
Patients Forget How to Use EpiPen After 3 Months ANAHEIM, California — Patients with a history of anaphylaxis who have been prescribed epinephrine auto-injectors forget how to use them after approximately 3 months and need frequent retraining, researchers reported in an oral session here at the American College of Allergy, […]
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