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Pediatricians may be the Rx for rising tide of tats, piercings, scars in youths
Could pediatricians accomplish what many parents cannot? Can they talk to rebellious youths about the body adornments that are all the rage now, and get kids to consider the health risks and long-term...
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Plastic surgery patients don’t need surgeons who are social media clowns
Social media have become a “circus” for some plastic and cosmetic surgeons to clown around in unprofessional ways, including: videos in which one doctor has cradled fat removed from a tummy-tuck like...
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Nursing home residents too often abused, evicted, at risk in natural disasters
With more than 10,000 boomers retiring each day and more seniors ending up at some point in their lives in nursing homes, regulators need to step up their oversight of elder care facilities. But...
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High-tech advances? They may prod you to get your medical records, asap
Although enthusiasts still wax on about how technology will improve lives, patients may want to be wary about purported advances that may end up complicating and even compromising crucial parts of...
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Big Medicine can’t hide patient inequities by calling them ‘disparities’ in care
Big Medicine can paper over its troubles with basic fairness by slapping fancy terms on them: take “health and gender disparities,” for instance. But doctors, hospitals, and the rest of us can’t make...
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Dangerous doctors rip off Medicare, creep out coeds, harm transplant patients
Callous institutional inertia can allow dangerous doctors to keep harming patients. But media digging deserves credit for raising needed alarms when professional caregivers and others fail to step up...
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Stars helping to shed a light on struggles with mental health
With all the excesses, abuses, and nonsense that pro athletes and pop stars can get into these days, it’s gotten rarer that commentators can point to positive actions these influential personalities...
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Wrestler scandal fuels rising concern on how schools, teams protect kids
Soon, many young people will be back to school and signing up for sports teams. Many will have to undergo physical exams before they can play. And it’s a tragic reality that grown-ups may need to...
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Patients? We’re just profitable bit$ and byte$ to Big Pharma and insurers
Big Data may be a business buzzword that puts most consumers into a big sleep, but big alarms are sounding for Americans about Big Brother intrusions into their lives via the collection and analysis of...
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For sick seniors, hospitals and nursing homes can be nothing but bad news
In many parts of the developing world, families play a big part in patients’ hospital care. They not only sit for long hours with loved ones, supporting and encouraging their recovery. They also may...
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Lax oversight and safety nightmares burgeon with boom in surgical centers
An innovation in medical treatment — which was supposed to offer more affordable, accessible, and even convenient care — instead may be getting swamped with safety problems that long have plagued...
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Hospitals slammed for ventures that exploit patients and violate their privacy
Big hospitals can’t exploit patients and violate their privacy by throwing open their facilities to Hollywood for television shows that plump institutions’ reputations. And academic medical centers...
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Congrats on the raise. Too bad it’s gone already. For health insurance.
As various news organizations reported, anxious Americans will vote in less than a month with health care as a dominating concern. A new annual report shows why: Medical costs keep rising, as does the...
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Why are doctors and hospitals still bungling patients’ records requests?
Uncle Sam more than ever wants it to happen, and patient advocates are pushing hard, too. So, why, when technology can make it easier than ever to do so, must patients struggle still to get easy,...
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With these holiday gifts, health-conscious may need to add dose of skepticism
Holiday gift-giving can be expensive, so the health-conscious may wish to exercise skepticism about some potential purchases with dubious or unexpected consequence. If you’re considering forking over...
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Profiteering hospitals hit new low: billing and dunning women for rape tests
NY Atty Gen Barbara Underwood Profit-hungry hospitals have dived to some real lows in billing and mistreating patients. Seven New York facilities have gotten slapped down by the state attorney general...
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OK, you’re sick and hurting. Can’t we still hit you up about donating to our...
Already-admitted patients shouldn’t be flummoxed if they’re moved into a bigger, quieter, and nicer room. There, a fluffy complimentary robe may await them. They may receive a warm welcome from...
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Young people have rampant stress, anxiety & depression, plus trouble getting...
Recent news reports underscore how the nation’s youth are struggling more than had been believed with stress, anxiety, and depression. The New York Times, based on nationwide polling by the respected...
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UCLA ripped for poor handling of another scandal over a staff physician
USC, Ohio State, Michigan State, and now, UCLA: How can big universities, with all the supposedly smart folks who head them, be so blind and deaf to student complaints that school personnel may be...
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Can lives be saved with lessons learned from a space pioneer’s botched care?
Neil Armstrong served as a naval aviator, test pilot, federal administrator, and a university professor. He earned his place in history as space pioneer — the first astronaut to walk on the moon. The...
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