Category: Pain Medicine
Patients on highest doses were nine times more likely to overdose than those on lowest doses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging doctors and consumers to use Darvon, Darvocet and other pain medicines containing the drug propoxyphene with caution because of the danger of overdose. The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen had called on the FDA to ban the propoxyphene, citing evidence that the drug had been responsible [...]
Virginia Mason Medical Center has opened a Headache Clinic at its Federal Way facility. The facility will be for adult men and women who have recurring headaches of all kinds, including migraine, tension and menstrual headaches. Dr. Dennis Rochier and Linda Johnston, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, will provide care at the clinic. Both are [...]
A batch of tablets of the painkiller hydromorphone made by the ETHEX corporation has been recalled because they may contain oversized pills containing more of the drug than they should. “If someone were to take a higher than expected dose of Hydromorphone, the risk of adverse effects known to be associated with the drug may [...]
“Chronic Pain is a Disease in Its Own Right” 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, Central Library Dr. Alex Cahana, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of Washington’s Department of Anesthesiology, will talk about new treatments for chronic pain, including medications, devices, injections and alternative therapies. Central [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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