Today is Father’s Day, and I can’t help but think about the huge influence my dad has had on who I am and why I do this work for you. It seems fitting to share them with you today. Dad gave me my name: I am Patricia Torrey, daughter of Richard and Betty (Stetson) Torrey. […]
Curiosity, Charity, Golf and more: Dad Taught Me How to Help You Read More »
Ilene Corina is the director of PULSE (Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors). She has worked in this advocacy world for more than ten years since the loss of her baby to a medical error. I can’t improve on her words, which arrived in this morning’s bi-weekly newsletter…. See what you think: Addressing the Culture
Fault and Blame vs. Sympathy and Caring Read More »
Quite the exposé about oncologists and drug reimbursements is found in an article written by Alex Berenson in the New York Times. The crux of the story is that oncologists — cancer doctors — have the ability to profit from the drugs they prescribe for their patients. When they prescribe chemo, or any of the
Games Oncologists Play – and WE Pay Read More »
Ovarian Cancer is one of those topics I’ve blogged about previously, because my mother-in-law was diagnosed with it six months ago. Her diagnosis came after many months of complaints, mostly gastro-intestinal in nature. Despite her ongoing complaints, she was never diagnosed until she was hospitalized. At the age of 86, she underwent surgery (wrong, wrong
Ovarian Cancer, Condescension and Intuition Read More »
Julia Schopick, patient advocate and tell-it-like-it-is author, exposes a lack of objectivity in her three part series about research that gets published without disclosure. We patients are bombarded with news and information every day about health and medical research results. The points Julia makes can affect the care we receive, so it’s important for us
Medical Research: Is Objectivity Optional? Read More »
A few years ago I received an email forwarded from a friend asking me to sign a petition to notify my congress representatives about my feelings about a bill that requires insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour stay in the hospital for women who have had mastectomies. Even its moniker makes me shudder: Drive
Drive Thru Mastectomies and Politics Read More »
Sometimes my radio show conversations take a very unexpected turn — and yesterday’s post-air chat was no exception, although I have to say, this one surprised even me. I’ve been hearing stories from the dark side of medicine for more than 2-1/2 years, ever since I started by advocacy work. I thought I’d gotten a
The COSTS of Medical Records Errors and Lies Read More »
Now you think I’m going to blog about something medical for patients, right? Well — I will in a minute — but let me tell you where the idea came from for this morning’s post… At 2:30 this morning, I was awakened to a beeeep…… beeeep….. beeeeep….. It took me almost 10 minutes of searching
Digital Differential Diagnosis Read More »
