Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Panel Says Medtronic Edited Product Studies
October 25, 2012The New York Times | By BARRY MEIER Published: October 25, 2012 Officials of Medtronic, the medical device maker, edited studies by outside researchers about a controversial spine treatment sold
The Economics of Health Care Quality and Medical Errors
October 25, 2012Article from Journal of Health Care Finance, Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2012, published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Charles Andel, Stephen L. Davidow, Mark Hollander, and David A. Moreno
Over 123 Million Medical Device Units Recalled in Second Quarter of 2012, Reaching an Eight-Quarter High
October 25, 2012Consumer Product Safety Incidents Jump 35 Percent INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than 123 million units in the medical device category – which includes products like knee
Dangerous tie between popular antacids and deadly infection
October 25, 2012By Deborah Schoch, CHCF Center for Health Reporting | October 15, 2012 Combing through the files of C. difficile patients, St. Joseph’s Medical Pharmacy resident Wei Wang was surprised to
Flaw-ridden testing for dangerous infections vexes health officials
October 18, 2012By Deborah Schoch, CHCF Center for Health Reporting and Joe Goldeen, Record Staff Writer | October 15, 2012 A two-month Record investigation has found that current state and federal tools to
Psychiatrist Contends the Field Is ‘Committing Professional Suicide’
October 16, 2012TIME Healthland, By Maia Szalavitz | @maiasz | October 5, 2012 | Psychiatry — and medicine in general — has a dangerously close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. British psychiatrist
Meningitis outbreak: Some questions and answers
October 12, 2012By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times October 12, 2012 The toll in the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak has risen to 14 dead and 155 sickened across 11 states, linked to
Analysis: When implanted medical devices go wrong, who pays?
October 11, 2012By Debra Sherman CHICAGO | Mon Oct 8, 2012 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Insurance companies, often stuck with the tab for health services when a medical device fails, are ready to
Study finds “dramatic” rise in kids’ CT scans
October 11, 2012By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK | Mon Oct 8, 2012 (Reuters Health) – Emergency rooms across the U.S. have seen a steep increase in CT scans of kids presenting with belly
Antibiotic Alert: The Drug The Doctor Ordered Could Cause Deadly Side Effects
October 11, 2012FORBES Lifestyle | Melanie Haiken, 9/30/2012 A couple of months ago I took my teenage daughter to the doctor for an ear infection, and came home with a prescription for