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How Can a Doctor Choose Medications for Patients Without Data Comparing New Ones to Existing Ones? Half of the Time, They Don’t Have That
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“I Am 85…If I Were in My 60s, Maybe Even 70s, I Would Think About Treatment. Not Now.”
When people love the patient, they often hope for the patient to make a different decision than they have. This is a little story about the worries of an “almost-daughter” and the remarkable woman facing death her way. Families and close friends may have a tougher time dealing with impending death than the patient. Who wants to be the one who gives up? We all can learn from this patient’s story.
Topics: Commentary
Do Your Doctors Have a Communications Problem? You May Be Able to Help
Primary care doctors and specialists each think they do a better job at communicating about patients.
The “senders” of patients, primary care doctors, think that “most of the time,” they do a better job than specialists.
Interesting. The specialists think “most of the time,” they do a better job of sending information back to the patient’s own doctor. What can you do? Read on.
Topics: News
How to Know When You Should Not Believe Those Lying Eyes
It is terrible to discover someone has lied to you. Yet life teaches us that liars are good at it, so what are we to do?
This fascinating study, described in a full, free text article from Current Directions in Psychological Science explains how we may improve our odds when liars send their words into our [...]
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More Patients Die 30 Days After Surgery If They Have Do Not Resuscitate Orders
This is a story which could easily cause misunderstandings based on headlines alone. Patients who had do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders had a higher risk of mortality within 30 days of surgery than those who do not have DNR orders, according to a study just published in the Archives of General Surgery.
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Welcome to the New, Improved Patient Report
Welcome to the new, improved Patient Report.The changes came about for several reasons. We know what stories interest our readers most. They are not about the disease du jour. They are about being an effective patient and issues related to that. The changes coincide with our introduction of How To Speak Doctor, a program provided through employers. We will be publishing on Friday. We hope you will
check on then to see what’s new. Wishing you wellness, Cheree
Topics: Focus
Britain Plans Biggest Changes to National Health Service Since 1948
Britain’s National Health Service may undergo sweeping changes which put more responsibility at the local level with practitioners. In addition, the goal, say political leaders, is to give patients more power.
Topics: News
Breaking News: GAO Flunks Home Genetic Tests After Undercover Investigation
Earlier this year, a drug store chain was three days away from putting home genetic tests on its shelves for sale to the public. Previously, these had been for sale online.
As this test was not seen as a medical device or test—it has been used by family history buffs—the FDA had no notice of the [...]
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Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) Not Ready Yet…Congress Asking Questions
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have been touted as the tool which can make medical care safer and better. Medpage Today’s story reports on progress in building a national medical records system.
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One Caesarean Delivery Does Not Mean a Second Cannot Be Vaginally
Doctors and hospitals have been fearful of lawsuits when women who had a Caesarean birth wanted to try delivering vaginally. Now the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines for managing deliveries differently. Not every delivery has to be a Caesarean. That’s the group’s bottom line.
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Harvard Places Strict Limits on Faculty Outside Activities
In January, Harvard Medical School will place strict limits on outside faculty activities.
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