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.
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.
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?
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.
A major medical group issued ethical guidelines that take the provocative position of urging doctors to consider cost-effectiveness when deciding how to treat their patients.
How doctors die (Hint: Not like the rest of us). Can vaccines end cancer? Newt Gingrich’s health-care heresies. Should your doctor take money from drug companies? — This week’s top stories.
The use of animals in medical research is justified provided that the research is worthwhile and that animals are treated humanely, noted animal psychologist Temple Grandin argues.
How does biological science relate to society? Join your neighbors in new community discussion series that starts tonight, Oct. 18th The events, organized by the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, are free and open all.
Of those who received prescriptions, 72 have died — 51 after taking the medications. Of those who died most had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
A new book details how doctors are under constant pressure to ration their patients’ care in order to please lawmakers, lawyers and insurance companies.
Seattle Times reporters Sandi Doughton and Kristi Heim ask whether Gates Foundation’s funding of journalists–to the tune of $50 million to date–is tainting media coverage of global health issues. KPLU’s global health blogger Tom Paulson has been asking the same questions.
Ongoing disclosures reveal drug manufacturers have paid out $390 million to doctors since 2009.
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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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