April 2005

All Stories

New Hampshire physicians needs to support pre-trial panels for medical malpractice cases

in Uncategorized | 4 responses

The New Hampshire Medical Society is making a plea to physicians to support the bill for pre-trial panels in medical malpractice cases (SB 214). I will do my part by spreading the word through this blog. This has been exhaustively discussed previously.

From a letter I received today: "Many legislators have only received one call or one letter from physicians in support of SB 214. ...

in Uncategorized | 5 responses

Turning the tables: Doctors are now suing the insurance companies
"Local doctors claim greed has overtaken the health industry, and that insurance companies are making decisions of life and death instead of physicians. Now thousands of doctors are suing insurance providers."

The insurance company's ironic response: "We believe the class-action lawsuits ... are baseless and frivolous."

in Uncategorized | no responses

A man who was declared dead and had life support withdrawn was actually alive
"The doctor on duty had removed the life support systems and was making arrangements for sending the patient for postmortem when the family doctor of the patient, who happened to be there, noticed that the pulse was still beating."

in Uncategorized | no responses

9 and 10-year old children are receiving Epivir and AZT after being exposed to HIV
"Some students already have begun taking a combination of medicines - 100 milligrams of Retrovir (or AZT, an HIV treatment) and 150 milligrams of Epivir (an HIV and hepatitis treatment), in addition to a stomach protector - to prevent the onset of the virus. One poking victim, George Whitaker, 10, reported having felt dizzy from ...

in Uncategorized | 5 responses

A 2-year old died in his father's arms while waiting to be seen in the emergency room
"The Toronto Sun reported yesterday that the child was brought to the hospital by his parents around 5:30 Monday morning. He had reportedly vomited and had diarrhea the day before, and when his condition did not improve his parents tried to have him seen by an emergency room doctor.

They told the ...

in Uncategorized | no responses

An 86 year-old woman goes on a hunger strike protesting staffing shortages at her nursing home
"We need help desperately. Two people looking after 17 is not enough." (via Cuppa News)

in Uncategorized | no responses

More than two-thirds of U.S. adults think that the law should allow medical euthanasia for dying patients in severe distress who ask to have their lives ended

in Uncategorized | one response

They found Legionnaries' disease in a teaching hospital in NYC
"Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial infection with pneumonia-like symptoms that first became widely known after a 1976 outbreak killed 34 people attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8,000 to 18,000 people contract the disease each year in the United States, and it is rarely fatal except for people with ...

in Uncategorized | one response

A mother dying of ALS is recording her wisdom for her children and pleading with the government to control health care costs
"Her other battle was making people realize that health care's oppressive costs can be a drain on those around you. Her family spends at least $20,000 a month for round-the-clock care, therapists, aides and medicines.

'We did everything you're supposed to do. We had savings in the ...

Page 1 of 812345678

Kevin Pho, MD

See all in: Pho

Physician

See all in: Physician

Patient

See all in: Patient

Policy

See all in: Policy

Tech

See all in: Tech

Social Media

See all in: Social media