Tag: medical ethics

When Should a Doctor Lose His License?

This afternoon, as I write this, a professional football player was ejected…

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A Healthier Conversation

 When someone suggests you talk to your doctor, remember to take them…

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Florida Pill Mill Clinics

Florida has long been the nation’s center of the illegal sale of…

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GOP Presidential Candidate’s Life Insurance Scheme Provides Fodder for Opponents

Will this story “have legs”, as  they say? The media-anointed GOP frontrunner…

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Prognostic Scoring Analysis System Can Tell How Long Cancer Patients Have to Live

This is kind of an interesting topic and not a pleasant one…

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Prosecuting Medicare Fraud – The Untold Obama Administration Success Story

One wonders what the Obama administration has to do to get a…

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J and J DePuy Hip Recall Methodologies Touching on Patient Privacy

DePuy has offered surgeons $50 for every medical release they convince their…

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Facial Recognition Moves Into Advertising–What About Privacy?

Here’s one more step closer to having even less privacy upon more…

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Audit: African-Americans Less Likely to Receive Study Grants

I have a hard time taking in this news item. It is…

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California Medical Board Under Fire For Failure to Discipline Doctors

This is important as the information produced from medical boards is used…

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