Posts tagged doctors

• Medical Residency Programs' Acceptance of Pharmaceutical Industry Aid Raises Ethical Questions

  David Mittleman | February 26, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to a survey conducted in 2006 and 2007, ¾ of the program directors responsible for medical residency programs that responded said that they believed it “was not...

• Going to the Hospital May Be More Hazardous to Your Health Than Staying Home

  David Mittleman | February 24, 2010 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Feeling sick? Going to the hospital may be more hazardous to your health than dealing with the illness you’re already experiencing. At least that’s been the experience of nearly...

• NY Governor Patterson Proposes Legislation Restricting Pharmaceutical Company Gift-Giving to Docs

  David Mittleman | February 02, 2010 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  New York’s Governor Patterson recently proposed tougher laws that would prevent pharmaceutical companies from giving gifts to doctors to entice them to promote the use of specific prescription...

• Latisse Users Choose Vanity Over Eye Health, Eye Doctors Argue

  David Mittleman | December 09, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Preying upon women’s vanity, Allergan has seen its sales skyrocket to $47.7 million since introducing Latisse as an option to grow longer eyelashes. Using actress and model Brooke Shields as a...

• Nine-Year-Old Florida Girl Nearly Dies from Misdiagnosed H1N1 Virus

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2009 3:05 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rapid flu tests are used to determine if a patient has the illness so that doctors can immediately being treatment. However, in Hayli Murphy’s case, she almost died as a result of an incorrect...

• The Doctor Is In and He Says Tort Reform Isn't the Cure

  David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 4:26 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Even doctors are starting to speak out about our insurance crisis. I recently read a post online by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. that had me nodding my head. Dr. Parikh went straight to task and took on...

• Autoimmune Disorders in Women: What to Look For and What to Tell Your Doctor

  David Mittleman | October 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here is a daunting fact: one in five Americans has an autoimmune disorder, which occurs when the immune system attacks itself. Moreover, about ¾ of those with an autoimmune disorder are...

• Five Hospital Secrets That Could Save your Life

  David Mittleman | October 01, 2009 12:57 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Most of us don’t enjoy a trip to the hospital. If you are already sick, the first priority on your mind is getting better as quickly as possible so that you can get out of the hospital and...

• Tort Reform Revisited: Why It Isn't the Answer to All Our Healthcare Cost Woes

  David Mittleman | September 21, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the curious case of McAllen, Texas and how putting caps on medical liability payouts wasn’t the magical cure for reducing the rising cost of healthcare....

• Reforming Health Care from Inside (Part II)

  David Mittleman | June 13, 2009 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the current state of the American health care system and the dangerous effects of its volume-based capitation method of compensating providers. Today I wanted to discuss the...