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VA Hospitals: Our Veterans Deserve Better
VA Hospitals: Our Veterans Deserve Better 150 150 Dan Frith

Here is the deal. You serve your country in the army, marines, navy, or air force and in return your country takes care of your health needs. People who were in the reserves or National Guard may also qualify if he/she was called up for active duty. The problem: the…

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Neil Armstrong’s Bypass Surgery
Neil Armstrong’s Bypass Surgery 150 150 Dan Frith

Neil Armstrong was an American Hero. He flew 78 combat missions in the Korean War, was a test pilot for new planes, was the commander for Apollo 11 and became the first man to walk on the face of the moon. All of his accomplishments aside, it is his health…

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SOVAH: Bad Medicine – Dangerous Hospitals
SOVAH: Bad Medicine – Dangerous Hospitals 150 150 Dan Frith

These words are not mine they belong to James Sherlock, a retired Navy Captain who has spent years studying health care. These words are part of the subject line of a letter written by Mr. Sherlock to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. The letter stated the hospitals serving Danville and Martinsville,…

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Robotic Assisted Surgery: Is it a good thing?
Robotic Assisted Surgery: Is it a good thing? 150 150 Dan Frith

The recent news is full of reports of hospitals purchasing million dollar robots for surgeons to use when they perform operations.  The robots are used in all kinds of surgeries including bariatric procedures, hernia repairs, gall bladder removal, appendectomies, and a host of other surgeries.  NBC News presented an informative report titled, The…

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Bleed Out: HBO Special
Bleed Out: HBO Special 150 150 Dan Frith

Physicians and hospitals commit malpractice every hour of every day.  Don’t believe me?   Check out this trailer for an HBO special set to air tomorrow – BLEED OUT.  

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Screening Colonoscopies: Are there Risks?
Screening Colonoscopies: Are there Risks? 150 150 Dan Frith

No American between 40 and 80 is unaware of the recommendation for screening colonoscopies.  The American Cancer Society recommends that people at “average risk” of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. This can be done either with a test that looks for signs of cancer in a person’s stool,…

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Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer 150 150 Dan Frith

I want to share with you the facts of a very sad case recently reported in a legal journal.  A 58 year old male smoker underwent a routine physical, which included a chest x-ray.  The x-ray was interpreted as normal by a reviewing radiologist.  Three years later, the patient was…

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How to Find a Good Doctor (in Virginia)
How to Find a Good Doctor (in Virginia) 150 150 Dan Frith

I am sometimes amazed how people find and choose their doctors.  You do want a good and competent doctor don’t you?  Sometimes you have no options…you are admitted to the hospital with stomach pain, diagnosed with appendicitis and need emergency surgery.  In those cases you agree to take whichever general…

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Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals
Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals 150 150 Dan Frith

On Wednesday I shared a summary of Leapfrog’s report cards on several hospitals in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.  Here are the report cards published by the Leapfrog Group for two additional hospitals in our area of Virginia:1.  Memorial Hospital of Martinsville received a “C.” Infection problems included higher…

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How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study
How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study 150 150 Dan Frith

We all want to know just how safe our local hospitals are don’t we?The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care purchasers.  Leapfrog is the nation’s premier advocate of hospital transparency—collecting, analyzing and disseminating hospital data to inform patients (and others) about…

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