Dangerous tie between popular antacids and deadly infection
October 25, 2012
By 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, 2012
By 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, 2012
TIME 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, 2012
By 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, 2012
By 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, 2012
By 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
The harms of overtreatment
October 11, 2012
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
Antibiotic Alert: The Drug The Doctor Ordered Could Cause Deadly Side Effects
October 11, 2012
FORBES 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
Warning Issued on Alternative Hip Replacement Procedure
October 4, 2012
NY TImes By BARRY MEIER Published: October 1, 2012 A major study released on Monday urged women to avoid an alternative hip replacement procedure known as “resurfacing” and also recommended
Westport Plastic Surgeon Again Cited By DPH
September 28, 2012
C-HIT by Theresa Sullivan Barger | Sep 26, 2012 7:45 am – A Westport plastic surgeon who is on probation and was fined $29,000 last year faces further sanctions following