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Whose Medical Decisions? Concerns about bureaucrats deciding who get to receive medical care didn’t “arise from nowhere.” By Thomas Sowell There was a time when rushing a thousand-page bill through Congress so fast that no one has time to read it would have provoked public outrage. But now, this has been attempted twice in the first six months of a new administration.USAF Soldier Loses Legs in Medical Mistake
Military Medical Mistake Changes Arlington Airman Jessica Read is still stunned about what happened to her husband. "It's very hard for us to understand." Last week, 20-year-old Colton Read, who grew up in Arlington and who's now in the U.USAF Soldier Loses Legs in Medical Mistake
reposted... Jessica Read is still stunned about what happened to her husband. "It's very hard for us to understand."Medical Examiner Overlooks Bullet Wounds, Rules 'Natural Causes'
The Kansas City Star reported Thursday that three bullet wounds — two of them in Anthony Crockett's head — were noticed after the man's body was embalmed Friday. The funeral home returned the 49-year-old Kansas City man's body to the Jackson County medical examiner's office, and police counted the death as a homicide. Detectives and Jackson County medical examiners never visited Crockett's home to inspect his body.Excruciating Medical Treatments from the Middle Ages
1. Surgery: Crude, blunt and horribly painful Surgery in the Middle Ages was crude and blunt and … PAINFUL! Surgeons had a very poor understanding of human anatomy, anesthetics and antiseptic techniques to keep wounds and incisions from infection.Medications wrecking our sex life...
I recently went to the doctor for several chronic cysts that develop in my groin region. I have been dealing with the painful cysts for several years now and my dermatologist said she believes the condition to be called Hidradenitis suppurativa. I have tried everything from biopsies of the cysts to surgically draining them to having them surgically removed and none of those options have taken care of this problem and have been excruciatingly painful.UCLA employee sold Britney Spears’ medical information to media for $4,600
The UCLA Medical Centre has been under scrutiny because of confidential details of celebrity treatment being leaked to the media, most notably the medical details of Britney Spears’ breakdown (her psychiatric records were supposedly closed to generally employee access) and Farrah Fawcett’s cancer treatment. Now it seems that at least one employee, Lawanda Jackson, is going to face criminal charges about the incident. The indictment refers to an unidentified national media outlet, but a source familiar with the matter confirmed that the paper was the National Enquirer.Farrah Fawcett’s Medical Record Info Sold to Rag Mag
Remember when pop star Britney Spears was on her 5150 hold and her medical records were shared with the media for a little payola? Same theme here - different celebrity. This time the private medical records were those of actress Farrah Fawcett.Why American Medical Care is better than the UK's National Health Service
* PUBLIC POST * Since I'm home this morning I'm scanning some headlines, and when you follow a link from a link, etc., sometimes you run into some interesting stuff. I stumbled across this sad story, and I honestly believe this would not have happened in the US. Yes, we know that American medical care is expensive, in part because they run a lot of "unnecessary" tests.NJ: Milgram says medical marijuana proposal 'workable' but she has enforcement concerns
Milgram says medical marijuana proposal 'workable' but she has enforcement concerns TRENTON - New Jersey's Attorney General Anne Milgram said she is concerned about enforcing the proposed state medicinal marijuana laws to ensure only patients can use the drug. But she said the proposal is "workable" and her office sent recommendation to the governor's office to guard against abuses. Under the bill, patients would have to register with the state.
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