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Doctors prescribed lethal prescriptions for 103 last year under state’s Death With Dignity Act

Doctors prescribed lethal prescriptions for 103 last year under state’s Death With Dignity Act

Of the 103 who received prescriptions last year, 94 are known to have died. Seventy of these died after taking the medication. Nineteen died without taking the medication. In five deaths, it is not known whether or not they took the medication.

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May 2, 2012 | By | Reply More
Everett Clinic fires 13 for reading patient records without authorization — Everett Herald reports

Everett Clinic fires 13 for reading patient records without authorization — Everett Herald reports

“Overall, 55 patient records were electronically viewed by 43 employees. It’s still unclear how many of those ultimately may be found to have had legitimate reasons for looking at patient medical records and may be cleared of wrongdoing.”

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March 14, 2012 | By | Reply More
Form gives patients a say in their end-of-life care

Form gives patients a say in their end-of-life care

Oregon pioneered the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, which offers patients many more detailed options for end-of-life care than a simple “do not resuscitate” directive.

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March 9, 2012 | By | Reply More
Weekend Reading: Interesting online health articles

Weekend Reading: Interesting online health articles

Sarah Palin on special needs. When doctors treat their family members. The neurology of ethics. Not all memory loss is Alzheimer’s. And the politics of the Komen-Planned Parenthood controversy.

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February 11, 2012 | By | Reply More
Obama announces compromise on contraceptive coverage

Obama announces compromise on contraceptive coverage

President Obama has revised the rule requiring that insurance plans offer free contraception, so that religious-affiliated groups don’t have to take responsibility for the coverage.

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February 10, 2012 | By | Reply More
Doctors not always honest with patients — study

Doctors not always honest with patients — study

Doctors report that they’re not always completely honest with patients, especially when it comes to disclosing a medical mistake, or discussing a difficult prognosis.

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February 9, 2012 | By | Reply More
Weekend Reading: Health articles online

Weekend Reading: Health articles online

Investigate IVF clinics? Will there be a debate over Medicare’s future? Is Obama’s ruling on contraception an attack on religion? School-based health centers: a nonpartisan solution?

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February 4, 2012 | By | Reply More
Komen reverses Planned Parenthood decision, apologizes

Komen reverses Planned Parenthood decision, apologizes

Facing a storm of criticism form women’s groups and abortion-rights supporters, the Susan G. Komen for a Cure foundation announced it would reverse its decision to cut its funding to Planned Parenthood.

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February 3, 2012 | By | Reply More
$10 Million Red Cross fine highlights the troubled history of its blood services

$10 Million Red Cross fine highlights the troubled history of its blood services

The FDA recently hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine is just the latest of more than a dozen the Red Cross has racked up in the last decade.

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February 2, 2012 | By | Reply More
Planned Parenthood vs. Komen: Women’s health giants face off

Planned Parenthood vs. Komen: Women’s health giants face off

The breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen For the Cure is pulling about $700,000 in breast cancer screening and service grants from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.Komen’s reason: a new policy forbidding grants to organizations under official investigation. Planned Parenthood is the subject of an inquiry launched by a GOP congressman.

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February 2, 2012 | By | Reply More
Weekend Reading: Cheating doctors, conflicts of interest and the FDA, and more…

Weekend Reading: Cheating doctors, conflicts of interest and the FDA, and more…

Articles on: Conflict of interest on FDA panels. Radiology residents charged with cheating. Why dentists oppose allowing mid-level dental practitioners provide care in rural and other underserved areas.

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January 21, 2012 | By | Reply More
Weekend Reading: International baby business and Medicare whac-a-mole

Weekend Reading: International baby business and Medicare whac-a-mole

International surrogate-pregnancy business booms. What is Medicare anyway? Five ways to cut health-care costs. And playing Medicare ‘Whac-A-Mole’

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January 15, 2012 | By | Reply More