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The Unintended Consequences of Social Networking
ISSUE: JULY, 2010 The author has not heard specifically about plaintiff attorneys introducing material gleaned from a review of Facebook pages, but he is sure the day is coming. read more | |
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Multiuse and Multidose Drug Vials: Where Is the Liability?
ISSUE: JULY, 2010 Whatever the outcome, medication preparations, pharmaceutical costs and injection practices are likely to change rapidly in the near future as a result of ongoing, costly litigation. read more | |
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Simple Pulmonary Maneuver Relieves Shoulder Pain
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2009 Compared with laparotomies, laparoscopic procedures are associated with lower morbidity, shorter hospital stays, smaller incisions, an earlier return to normal activity and less postoperative pain. read more | |
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Medical Missions in the Philippines: A Band Aid Approach to Medical Care?
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2009 After a particularly long day on a recent mission, our newest volunteer surgeon observed, “With what it cost me to leave my practice for a week—what with the overhead, the lost income and the travel expenses to come here—we could have built a small clinic.” He was right; the dollar, weak as it is, still buys a lot in the Philippines. Unfortunately, however, it’s not that simple. read more | |
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Death of Two Kings
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2009 Jackson’s death follows by decades that of the “King of Rock and Roll.” Elvis Presley. So the spotlight is once again focused on the issue of prescription drug use and abuse; a new chord of fear will be struck in the general public regarding the perception that these drugs kill and that they are flowing far too freely and dangerously from the prescription pads of prescribers. read more | |
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A Care With Words: Exploring the Effects Of Clinician Comments on Patients
ISSUE: JUNE, 2009 linicians often speak to patients in ways that appear accurate and informative to them but are wholly insensitive, overly paternalistic and sometimes, frankly, wrong. read more | |
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Swallowing the Wrong Pill
ISSUE: MAY, 2009 During the past two years, federal prosecutor Ronald J. Friedman has participated in a series of prosecutions of physicians and other health care professionals for criminal conduct involving the unlawful diversion of controlled substances. read more | |
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Treatment Approaches to Chronic Pain in Pediatric Patients
ISSUE: APRIL, 2009 Chronic pain in children is an underappreciated phenomenon. It can lead to functional disability, as well as psychological impairment and disruptions in school attendance and social interactions, and can cause marked reduction in quality of life. read more |
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