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Most Americans know by now that doctors get all kinds of “freebies” from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Besides the possible illegality of the situation, it makes me question the safety of the drugs and devices used by those doctors. If the products were so good…the manufacturers would not have to “purchase” their use…

A recent article in the WallStreet Journal highlighted a local hospital’s efforts to collect from unpaying hospital customers. This came as no surprise to me as I have had to wait in local general district court rooms for hours, to have my case called behind the hospital collection cases. And these weren’t families that owed…

Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate gland grow out of control. There are often no early prostate cancer symptoms, but some men have urinary symptoms and discomfort. Prostate cancer treatment options are surgery, chemotherapy, cryotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation. In some instances, doctors recommend “watchful waiting.” Prostate cancer kills thousand of patients every…

The use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes is wide-spread. Antipsychotics are used to treat various psychoses and neurologic conditions including schizophrenia and delusional disorders. Other indications for long-term antipsychotic use in the elderly include dementia with associated psychotic and/or agitated features. The most common name brands include Thorazine, Mellaril, Trilafon, Prolixin, Stelazine, Navane, Haldol,…

I live in Roanoke, Virginia, a community of about 200,000 people. We have two hospitals but one, the Carilion Health System, is proverbial 800 pound gorilla. You see, Carilion is a non-profit hospital….meaning that they save about $50 million a year in tax exemptions! Originally, non-profit hospitals were set up to serve the poor and…

I watch the FDA closely, but have a vested interest in drugs approved for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, Michelle Obama and I have something in common – a parent with MS. So I was interested in today’s Wall Street Journal which reports Biogen will be working with the FDA to change labeling for…

A federal Law suit was filed against a Virginia Nursing Home, New Market Nursing Care, alleging the nursing home was negligent in their care of Kenneth E Huffman. Plaintiff alleges that “the Defendant’s agents and employees deviated from the standard of care by failing to prevent avoidable skin breakdown, by failing to prevent the development…

This story should result in criminal charges of neglect. According to a report from CNN, a mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility’s funding.…

Sun-Mar Heath Care Inc, the operator of 18 skilled nursing homes across Southern California, will pay $2 million to former residents in a settlement stemming from a class-action lawsuit that alleged substandard care of elderly patients. About 4,000 people are part of the class, which covers people who lived in Sun-Mar facilities between January 2005…