As nationwide litigation focuses on the putative role that marketing, according to plaintiffs, may have played in fueling prescription opioid prescribing, there is a tendency to overlook multiple factors that contributed to the problem of prescription …
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Phone Scammers And ‘Teledoctors’ Charged With Preying On Seniors In Fraud Case
Officials warn that schemes devised to steal from Medicare have embraced telemedicine. One man was prescribed $4,000 of medical equipment he didn’t need and never asked for.
Avoiding late-stage dementia with advance directives for stopping eating and drinking
On October 1, 2019, Nevada began allowing individuals to avoid living in late-stage dementia. The new statute recognizes the legitimacy of an advance directive that instructs health care providers to stop hand feeding food and fluid by mouth. Individua…
How non-physician practitioners are pawns of large health care organizations
During our family trip to Walt Disney World this past year, we got the Disney Dining Plan. It turned out to be a lot of food. On the last day of the trip, we each still had two sit-down meals and about five snacks apiece to go through. Needless to say,…
Can Grindr Screen Time Be Used To Reduce HIV Risk?
An interesting new study from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) reported at #IDWeek2019 today used “on-screen” time with Grindr to correlate with risky sexual behavior and substance abuse.
MKSAP: 54-year-old woman with flushing of the face
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 54-year-old woman is evaluated for flushing of the face of 1 year’s duration. These episodes occur two or three times per week and la…
Essential financial tips for new medical residents
The transition from medical school to internship is both an exciting and traumatic period for doctors. As a fully anointed “MD” (or DO), the new doctor has a well-deserved and distinguished title to her name. No more “student doctor” anymore. Most o…
Some ICU admissions may be preventable, saving money and improving care
While there’s no universal standard for what constitutes a preventable ICU admission, those with chronic medical conditions may be good candidates.
Trump Administration’s Controversial Cuts In Food Stamps Program
Thirty-nine states have expanded eligibility regarding who can receive food stamps to include some who make more than the federal baseline. It is this group of states that would have to restrict eligibility.
