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September 02, 2010 by Barbara Feder Ostrov | 0 comments
Here's what we're reading today: Meridia: Sales of the weight loss drug Meridia might be about to go on a diet. New England Journal of Medicine editors are calling for it to be pulled off the market in the wake of a new study documenting its risks.... more »
September 01, 2010 by Barbara Feder Ostrov | 0 comments
Here's what we're reading today: Breast Cancer: Not fun, but it works: preemptively removing the ovaries or breasts of women who carry either of the two BRCA breast cancer genes can help save the women’s lives even if they’ve already been diagnosed with cancer, according to a new study. The Los Angeles Times’ Thomas H. Maugh has the story.... more »
September 01, 2010 by William Heisel | 0 comments
If Dr. Reynaldo de los Heros were a cat, he would have run out of lives. But, thanks to accommodating medical boards up and down the East Coast, de los Heros has survived and thrived. Here is a short guide to his fascinating history. You can also track de los Heros on the Doctors Behaving Badly Google map.... more »
August 31, 2010 by mkjain | 0 comments
Some months ago, the receptionist in my clinic handed me a registered letter. The name of the sender seemed familiar. "Dear Sir," the letter read. "Please be advised that this letter serves as official notice that I am considering a potential claim against you in a medical Malpractice claim in regard to my husband. . . ." I stood, stunned. My white coat, which held the daily tools of my profession — my list of patients, the Sanford antibiotic manual, a black stethoscope — felt extraordinarily heavy.... more »
August 31, 2010 by Barbara Feder Ostrov | 0 comments
Here's what we're reading and listening to today: Nutrition: We don’t need no stinkin’ nutrition facts. Just let me eat my 845-calorie taco salad in peace, okay?... more »
August 30, 2010 by William Heisel | 0 comments
Antidote wrote last week about an odd rule set by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners that allows a doctor accused of “inappropriate conduct” with female patients to continue seeing patients with a chaperone, unless they are 60 or older. At that age, the board considers the patients risk-free and allows the doctor to see them alone.... more »
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William Heisel on Doctors Behaving...
Charles,
I have written a lot about doctors who are involved in sexual misconduct cases. If... more »
09/02/10 10:10pm
Anonymous on Doctors Behaving...
Mr Heisel, Have you considered writing an article about how patietns can prevent sexual... more »
09/01/10 12:08pm
aromero310 on Prescription Drug...
The Union, it's a documentary on Marijuana but it touches on so many issues, i definitely... more »
08/30/10 11:19am
Anonymous on Doctors Behaving...
Mr. Heisel, I have accumulated thousands and thousands of reports of doctors involved in... more »
08/30/10 06:13am
aliknez on Prescription Drug...
Thanks for your comments, Anabell. Do you know the name of the documentary you saw? I'd... more »
08/28/10 11:08am