Category Archives: Newsroom
A Name Blacked Out, a Reputation at Risk
NY Times By BARRY MEIER Published: November 26, 2012 - Is covering a product’s name in a public document a sign that a company has something to hide? And how should doctors, patients and investors react if the product at issue … Continue reading
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
November 19, 2012 By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — Many Medicare patients undergo some kind of repeat medical testing, a new study finds. But it’s unclear whether giving the same test twice protects recipients’ health … Continue reading
Man who had arms, legs amputated sues Sutter Health
By Cathy Locke clocke@sacbee.com, The Sacramento Bee, Published: Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 Robert Downey said he remembers going to bed holding his wife. His next memory was waking up in a hospital and being told that his hands and legs had … Continue reading
Many hospital patients get too much acetaminophen
Genevra Pittman Reuters, November 13, 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study from two Boston hospitals, one in every 15 patients treated with acetaminophen got more than the maximum daily recommended dose at least once. Acetaminophen – sold … Continue reading
The harms of overtreatment
BMJ | Jeanne Lenzer - Overly aggressive treatment is estimated to cause 30 000 deaths among Medicare recipients alone each year. Overall, unnecessary interventions are estimated to account for 10-30% of spending on healthcare in the US, or $250bn-800bn (£154bn-490bn; €190bn-610bn) … Continue reading
The drugs don’t work: a modern medical scandal
Ben Goldacre | The Guardian, Friday 21 September 2012 The doctors prescribing the drugs don’t know they don’t do what they’re meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know full well, but they’re not telling. Drugs are tested by … Continue reading
Patient safety advocate’s work recognized in US News & World Report
Posted by Daniela Nuñez on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 in Hospital Acquired Infections | After the tragic and preventable death of her mother in August 2009, Mary Brennan-Taylor of Lockport, NY contacted Consumers Union wanting to know what she could … Continue reading
Diagnostic Errors Found in 1 of 4 ICU Patient Deaths
HealthLeaders Media | Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 28, 2012 As many as 40,500 American adults may die in hospital intensive care units each year because their critical care teams didn’t accurately diagnose their illnesses, according to a Johns … Continue reading
Overtreatment Is Taking a Harmful Toll
The New York Times | August 27, 2012, 2:37 pm | By TARA PARKER-POPE When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe more is better. But an epidemic of overtreatment — too many scans, too many blood … Continue reading
Top Six Myths about Medicare
By Mark Miller | Reuters – Thu, Aug 16, 2012 3:03 PM EDT Mitt Romney’s selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate guarantees a fierce debate about the future of Medicare during the presidential campaign this fall. Ryan is … Continue reading
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