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MRSA: Patients Ignored, Left to Die
(Find an update to this post: MRSA, Victimization and Shooting the Messenger) In the past two days, I have heard three stories, all related to MRSA and other hospital acquired staph infections, and all...
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MRSA: Victimization and Shooting the Messenger
Yesterday’s post, where I told the stories of three (+2) victims of MRSA infections, raised ire, blame and excuses from commentators and emailers alike. Never mind that they were stories of five people...
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Why Does the US Have the Worst Rate of Preventable Deaths Among...
From 2002 to 2003, about 101,000 Americans died from preventable causes ranging from diabetes to bacterial infections and surgical complications, so says a study releases this week. The reports are...
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A Reversal for Alzheimer’s Disease? Maybe. Read Behind the Headline.
Regular readers of this blog know that my mother suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. That means our entire family suffers from the “long good-bye.” My dad, in particular, has been a saint of a caregiver,...
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ABC’s Eli Stone — Gotta Love a Little Controversy
I’ve watched and heard plenty of controversy from those who are either upset, or elated, that ABC will be airing an episode of its new TV show, Eli Stone, tomorrow night. Eli Stone is a lawyer who...
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When Marines Become UNCitizens: A Story of Misdiagnosis, Malpractice and Outrage
[Let me begin this post with a bit of a disclaimer. My husband is a retired veteran of the Air Force -- 20+ years -- before I knew him, but that doesn't diminish my pride in the fact that he served our...
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The Nocebo Effect: The Potentially Deadly Version of “It’s All in Your Head”
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Smoking and Botox — Wishful Thinking and Common Sense
The FDA came out with a report on the negatives of botox injections… It’s like deja vu, isn’t it? Where is common sense? Read this post at About.com, Patient Empowerment.
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Week in Review for Every Patient’s Advocate
Here are the latest Every Patient’s Advocate posts: How the Hepatitis Injection Scare Affects You Patients Get Billed for Medical Mistakes Infection Rate Study Exonerated – More Lives Will Be Saved Ask...
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