Excellent piece this morning on the Today Show about MRSA, the superbug infection that resists any of the drugs developed to treat it. I’ve written two of my columns, and blogged about it before about it, including my interview with Dr. Betsy McCaughey who founded RID: Reduce Hospital Infections. RID has developed 15 steps patients […]
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I heard from a woman today about her son’s recent experience with two doctors who are contradicting each other. She wants to know who she should believe. See what you think. He’s a college athlete who for the past few months has had problems breathing, and has no energy. He has gone from being in
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As Every Patient’s Advocate, I hear the sad, horror stories almost daily. The medical errors, the misdiagnoses, the very frightening mis-treatments or botched surgeries…. But the success stories are few and far between! It always does my heart good to hear of someone who pulled him/herself or a loved one through a medical crisis by
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You may have read the report this week that cancer deaths in the US decreased for the second straight year. How marvelous that is! And a real testament to patients taking charge of their healthcare decisions …. The biggest drop in death rates was for colorectal cancer. Much of the credit for that drop is
You may have read the report this week that cancer deaths in the US decreased for the second straight year. How marvelous that is! And a real testament to patients taking charge of their healthcare decisions …. The biggest drop in death rates was for colorectal cancer. Much of the credit for that drop is
A friend forwarded this story to me today from The Independent — a newspaper in the UK: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2157703.ece I just want to give Nigel a high-five! An atta-boy! A YOU-Go my overseas friend! BUT — I can’t find an email address anywhere for Nigel. Can anyone help? Nigel — if you find this blog, will
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So this morning I taped my radio show for airing this Sunday. During each show, I provide a sharp patient tip — a tool or piece of information anyone can use to help them better navigate the dysfunctional system we call American healthcare. This week’s tip is about making judgements about treatment options based on
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So this morning I taped my radio show for airing this Sunday. During each show, I provide a sharp patient tip — a tool or piece of information anyone can use to help them better navigate the dysfunctional system we call American healthcare. This week’s tip is about making judgements about treatment options based on
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