A Dose Of Nursing Home Reality
“Hello, Dr. Smith? This patient has a fever…” Read this New England Journal Perspective by Drs. Ouslander and Berenson on Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents, and it’s easy to conclude that the enlightened application of better documentation, quality assurance, payment reform, administrative policies, decision support, guidelines, appropriate downjobbing and delegation of responsibility will keep [...]
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER
It should not be news to anyone, that some kinds of cancer can be prevented…. and others, when caught early enough, can be treated. The American Cancer Society prints yearly statistics on recommended tests and preventative measures that all Americans should observe to reduce their chances of getting cancer. But what happens if you go [...]
Authors’ letters of support for Medical Hypotheses
I have received more than one hundred and fifty individual letters of support for Medical Hypotheses in its current form, mostly from scholars who have published in the journal in the past. I am extremely grateful to all of these scholars for their support – I have answered all the letters individually, and the majority [...]
Ictal asystole—when the brain stops the heart
It’s an experiment of nature in the field of brain-heart medicine. It can result from a seizure in a patient with normal heart function. Via PACE.
FDA: Rotarix rotavirus vaccine contains DNA from a "harmless" pig virus and should not be used
GlaxoSmithKline confirmed that the pig virus, porcine circovirus type 1 or PCV-1, has been in the vaccine since it was developed. 75% of U.S. doctors prescribe the three-dose RotaTeq vaccine, made by Merck, which was approved in 2006. RotaTeq vaccine is made using a different process and is not contaminated with PCV-1. Electron micrograph of [...]
