Category: Palliative Care
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 [...]
When a patient in an intensive care unit is too sick to communicate, it is often the family that must make critical decisions about the patient’s care. This may mean deciding with the medical team whether to proceed with a difficult operation, for example, or to withdraw life support. This a situation that many of [...]
Two op-ed writers take opposite stands on Initiative 1000, the Death with Dignity Act, which will be before voters this November.
In a study that will likely be cited by both sides in the debate over Initiative 1000, the Death with Dignity Act, which is on this November’s ballot in Washington State, researchers found that most Oregonians asking for lethal prescriptions to end their lives under Oregon’s 1994 law that allows physician-assisted suicide are not depressed. [...]
The Seattle Times has run a two-article series on the debate over Initiative 1000, which, if passed by voters this Nov. 4, will allow doctors to write prescriptions for a lethal dose of medication to competent adults with a terminal illnesses so they can end their lives if they wish.
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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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