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(Newser) - Even as electronic consumer gadgets grow more sophisticated, medical technology lags, relying on wires that one doctor calls “malignant spaghetti,” the Boston Globe reports. Because devices such as heart monitors and IV drips can’t communicate easily, human error enters the equation. "My bank can notify... More »

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health care • iPod • doctor • hospital • medical devices • operating room • connectivity

 Cleveland Clinic 
 First to Divulge 
 Docs' Drug Ties 

Research center strives for complete disclosure on potential conflicts of interest

Dec 3, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - One of America's leading medical research centers will reveal all links its doctors and scientists have to drug companies and makers of medical devices, the New York Times reports. The move by the Cleveland Clinic—stung by conflict-of-interest accusations when cozy relationships between staff and suppliers have been discovered—is... More »

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drug companies • health care industry • medical research • doctor • Cleveland Clinic • conflict of interest

'Conscience' Rule Threatens to Reignite Abortion Battle

Bush's last-minute new rule for medical workers sparks controversy

Dec 2, 08 8:29 AM CST
(Newser) - An expanded "right of conscience" rule for medical workers planned by the Bush administration could hand Barack Obama a major battle over medical ethics, the Los Angeles Times reports. Doctors and nurses can already legally refuse to perform abortions, but the new rule would allow any health care worker... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • abortion • contraception • doctor • Michael O. Leavitt • medical care • morning after pill • George W. Bush • President Obama

OPINION

 Skip Doctor-Rating Websites 

Physicians find sites mostly content-free, easily manipulated

Nov 28, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The Internet allows people to rate just about anything, so you’d think that rate-your-doctor websites would be a useful, possibly even live-saving resource, right? Not so, writes Kent Sepkowitz for Slate. A physician himself, Sepkowitz set out to find out what he could learn about himself and various colleagues.... More »

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Internet • physician • doctor • website • reviews • approval ratings

 Warning Labels Can Be 
 Hazardous to Your Health 

Prescription labels, doctor's cues can trigger symptoms

Nov 18, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Ignorance truly is bliss when it comes to prescription drugs. The side effects listed on warning labels have a self-fulfilling quality, researchers tell the Wall Street Journal. People sensitive to this "nocebo effect" should think twice before reading that their pills can cause nausea, vomiting, irritability, or difficulty concentrating.... More »

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medicine • brain • prescription drugs • psychology • doctor • symptoms • nocebo effect

 Cell Phones Also 
 Annoy Your Skin 

'Mobile phone dermatitis' could explain mysterious facial rashes

Oct 16, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cell phones won’t melt your brain, but they do cause “mobile phone dermatitis,” Reuters reports. A British dermatological organization is cautioning doctors to consider allergy-causing nickel found on many phones in cases of “a rash on the cheek or ear that cannot otherwise be explained.”... More »

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health • cell phones • rash • doctor • dermatology • Britain • mobile phone dermatitis

Patients Could Polish Their Bedside Manner, Docs Say

Lousy rapport impairs treatment, survey finds

Sep 27, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Odds are you're annoying your doctor, according to a Canadian study that asked nearly 300 physicians about their daily frustrations. As the Globe and Mail reports, many had difficulty establishing rapports with patients, who routinely resisted or flouted their advice —which can lead to patient safety problems. “When... More »

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medicine • drugs • patient • communication • doctor • alternative medicine

Cindy's Addiction: It Claimed Several Other Victims

Misuse of charity embroiled doctor, aide

Sep 12, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain is open about her painkiller addiction in the early 1990s—to a point, the Washington Post reports in an account of that period. Though she speaks of it frequently as a story of personal struggle, what she doesn't say is that she was in serious legal jeopardy for... More »

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John McCain • drug addiction • Phoenix • charity • doctor • Cindy McCain • prescription painkillers

Patients Paying $1B in Medical Bills They Don't Owe

Health-care providers engage in illegal practice to get funds

Aug 29, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of patients throughout the country are footing the bill for medical payments they don’t owe, BusinessWeek reports. In a practice known as balance billing, health-care providers stick weary patients with the cost of their treatment not covered by insurers. The practice is often illegal, but, according to... More »

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health care costs • patient • doctor • hospital • American Medical Association • insurance providers • balance billing

Senator Told
It's Unethical to
Deliver Babies

Ethics panel sees conflict in Coburn's pro-bono work

Aug 12, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen.Tom Coburn, an obstetrician by profession, is a stubborn guy. Known around the cloakroom as Dr. No, he isn't about to let anyone tell him to stop delivering babies when he's at home in Oklahoma at recess. The Senate Ethics Committee insists it's a conflict of interest, even though... More »

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medicine • Republican • doctor • Tom Coburn • Senate Ethics Committee • conflict of interest • obstetrician-gynecologists

OPINION

 Night Docs Need Electronic 
  Info System to Save Lives

Inadequate handoff details can cost lives

Aug 1, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The night-float hospital system, in which one resident works the night shift so that others can sleep, was created so that patients could receive care from rested, focused doctors. But there are rarely mechanisms in place to ensure the night workers have all the patient information they need when they... More »

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health care • patients • doctor • hospital • health workers

Doctors Fume Over Website Selling Fake
Sick Notes

Australian physicians want it shut down

Jul 31, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an Internet version of a classic schoolboy trick, a website is peddling fake doctors' notes to Australians looking to get some paid time off, reports news.com.au. The $40 certificates have infuriated the medical community, which wants the police to step in. Two backpackers reportedly set up the... More »

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medicine • fraud • Australia • illness • doctor • Britain • employee

For Skin Doctors,
Cosmetics Trumps Medicine

Vanity clients trump medical patients at dermatologist's office

Jul 28, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days, dermatologists offer luxurious treatment rooms and personalized services for high-paying cosmetic clients seeking a Botox injection. But for those suffering medical conditions, the experience can be far less personal—increasingly, skin doctors are hiring assistants and nurse practitioners to handle everything from psoriasis to skin cancer. The New ... More »

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medicine • skin cancer • doctor • cosmetic surgery • Botox • dermatology • cosmetic treatments

AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

Group long barred black docs, kept mum on civil rights

Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial... More »

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African Americans • discrimination • racism • doctor • civil rights • apology • American Medical Association

 8 Meds Docs Won't Take 

If trained professionals won't use them, why would you?

Jun 23, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some drugs have such serious drawbacks that even doctors won’t take them, Men’s Health reports. The big eight:
  • Advair: Can actually increase the severity of asthma attacks
  • Avandia: Diabetes drug carries risk of heart attack
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drugs • Avandia • prescription drugs • doctor • medical treatment • methamphetamine • over-the-counter drugs • opinion • Visine • Advair • pseudoephedrine • Celebrex • Ketek • Prilosec • Nexium

E-Records Improve Care, But Cost Discourages Doctors

Insurers, hospitals are main beneficiaries; feds weigh financial incentives

Jun 19, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors aren’t using electronic health records, though they lead to better care, a study reports. Why? The costs are prohibitive, especially for small private practices. E-records do bring savings—but for insurers and hospitals, not doctors who invest in them. The government is experimenting with financial incentives for doctors... More »

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health care • health care industry • doctor • medical records • online medical records • electronic health records

Dying Patients Helped by Docs' End-of-Life Talks

But only a third of terminally ill receive them, study says

Jun 16, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - While only a third of terminally-ill cancer patients received end-of-life talks from their doctors, those who did fared better, a study has found. Doctors who hedge may think they’re protecting their patients, but patients who got the talk were no more likely to get depressed, avoided living their final... More »

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cancer • health care • doctor • oncology • end of life care

Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc

Legislation will nudge MDs toward electronic prescription system

Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »

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medicine • drugs • Medicare • legislation • prescription drugs • doctor • electronic prescriptions • pharmacy

Late-Term Abortion Ban Overruled in Va.

Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting procedure

May 20, 08 10:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court struck down Virginia’s ban on a late-term abortion procedure, ruling that the law burdened a woman’s right to choose, Reuters reports. Although the Supreme Court upheld a similar federal law last year, the appeals court ruled that Virginia's ban went further because it provided... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • abortion rights • US Court of Appeals • doctor • partial birth • court cases • US Supreme Court


Spain Opens Second Life Clinic for Teens

Virtual doctor's office welcomes those who hate the real thing

May 10, 08 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish health officials are opening a virtual clinic in the popular online world Second Life, where they plan to advise teens who are too shy to consult flesh-and-blood doctors, the Guardian reports. It will appear as a consultation room for now, but officials hope to expand the service and... More »

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health care • Internet • Spain • doctor • medical treatment • Second Life • teen health • avatar

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