News tagged with medical doctor
An unconscionable conscience rule
Doctors take an oath to put their patients' interests first. A new Bush administration rule will change that. The so-called "conscience rule" is one of a host of last-minute regulatory changes being made in the waning hours ...
Dec 26, 2008 |
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Tell me where it hurts
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Connecticut study finds that the way a question is phrased is important when assessing pain.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Google Health to safeguard 'end-of-life' wishes
Google on Thursday invited people to store "end-of-life" wishes at its free online health records management service.
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Diagnostic errors 'greatest threat to patient safety in hospitals,' claims senior doctor
Diagnostic errors are the most important causes of avoidable harm to patients in hospitals, warns a senior doctor in the British Medical Journal today.
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Some parents weigh 'hastening death' for children in extreme pain with terminal cancer
A survey of parents who had a child die of cancer found that one in eight considered hastening their child's death, a deliberation influenced by the amount of pain the child experienced during the last month of life, report ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Research: How doctors rationalize acceptance of industry gifts
Despite heightened awareness about the undue influence that gifts from pharmaceutical companies can have on doctors' prescribing practices, and despite expanding institutional conflict-of-interest policies and state laws ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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MDs slash some drug co. ties amid rising scrutiny
(AP) -- A survey shows doctors have sharply cut some financial ties to drug companies, thanks to increased scrutiny about those relationships.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Germany bans secret paternity tests
The German parliament passed a law Friday outlawing secret genetic testing to determine the father of a child along with other privacy protection measures.
May 15, 2009 |
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Doctor groups set new policy to curb industry sway
(AP) -- No more letting industry help pay for developing medical guidelines. Restrictions on consulting deals. And no more pens with drug company names or other swag at conferences.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Pot docs face new rules in Colorado
(AP) -- Colorado's dispute over which doctors can recommend medical marijuana could become more confusing this week when state health authorities consider tighter limits at the same time lawmakers debate ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive
(AP) -- Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.
May 15, 2011 |
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Nanotechnology holds promise for safer breast implants
A new review published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology explores how nanotechnology may be used to develop safer breast implants as an alternative to silicone rubber, minimizing health complications.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Only local doctors should provide out of hours primary care, say experts
Only doctors familiar with local health services should provide out of hours primary care, argue two experts, following the death of a patient given an overdose of diamorphine by an out of hours doctor.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Doctors on Facebook risk compromising doctor-patient relationship
Doctors with a profile on the social networking site Facebook may be compromising the doctor-patient relationship, because they don't deploy sufficient privacy settings, indicates research published online in the Journal of ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Doulas may indicate failings in patient care, warns doctor
The presence of doulas (paid birth assistants) during labour may alter the doctor-patient dynamic and can compromise communication and therefore patient care, warns a doctor in the British Medical Journal today.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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