Anna Reisman, MD
Anna Reisman is an internal medicine physician.
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Drugs and prescribing
Treating pain is a notoriously tricky business. But it’s even harder if the medications on which we rely are inappropriately marketed. Last month, a Los Angeles Times investigation of Purdue Pharma asserted that for years, the company falsely elevated the…
Treating pain is a notoriously tricky business. But it’s even harder if the medications on which we rely are inappropriately marketed. Last month, a Los Angeles Times investigation of Purdue Pharma asserted that for years, the company falsely elevated the efficacy of its twice-daily OxyContin, a powerful opioid pain reliever. The Times’ review of evidence — including three decades of court cases, investigations, patient and …
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How OxyContin taught doctors to trust pills over patients
Physician voices
Earlier this year, when my mother was briefly hospitalized, nobody gave her the wrong medication (her wristband was checked before each medicine was dispensed). Nobody missed a high or low blood pressure (her vital signs were taken every few hours,…
Earlier this year, when my mother was briefly hospitalized, nobody gave her the wrong medication (her wristband was checked before each medicine was dispensed). Nobody missed a high or low blood pressure (her vital signs were taken every few hours, like clockwork). She was usually assisted to the bathroom so she wouldn’t fall (a sensor on her bed triggered an alarm if she started to get up).
Thank goodness for hospital-based …
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Hospitals need a checklist for the patient experience
Physician voices
For busy and opinionated physicians, online comments are both catharsis and a form of self-expression. After all, doctors are in the thick of it. We see how policies affect our patients. We know how politics affect our profession. While traditional…
For busy and opinionated physicians, online comments are both catharsis and a form of self-expression. After all, doctors are in the thick of it. We see how policies affect our patients. We know how politics affect our profession. While traditional editorials require time, editing, and an editor’s decision to publish the piece, online comments provide an easy and instantaneous way for even the most overworked and harried physicians to vent …
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MD vs NP: Principles for a civil online discourse
Physician voices
As of early April, you can walk into Walgreens in 18 states (plus D.C.), and along with a gallon of skim milk, a pair of photo mugs, a six-pack of toilet paper, and a flu shot, you can meet your…
As of early April, you can walk into Walgreens in 18 states (plus D.C.), and along with a gallon of skim milk, a pair of photo mugs, a six-pack of toilet paper, and a flu shot, you can meet your new primary care provider, get your cholesterol checked, pick up your statin, and schedule a return visit. That primary care provider will not be …
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