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Susan lost her doctor to suicide. She wants to know why. www.idealmedicalcare.org/susan-lost-her-doctor-to-suicide-she-wants-to-know-why/ Susan Kreischer is one in a million. One of a million Americans to lose their doctor to suicide—each year. She is still devastated years later. “I had awful back pain—was barely walking when I met Dr. Ortiz and right away we bonded. Every […]
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Alabama Cops Raided Their House, Seized Their Cash, and Ruined Their Lives Over $50 of Marijuana http://https://www.reason.com/2019/04/12/alabama-cops-raided-their-house-seized-t/ Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house after a financially devastating drug raid involving civil asset forfeiture. On January 31, 2018, a Randolph County sheriff’s deputy showed up at the home of Greg and Teresa Almond in Woodland, […]
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Too Little, Too Late: US Government Backtracks on Opioid Discontinuation https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/resources/news-and-research/too-little-too-late-us-government-backtracks-opioid-discontinuation Three years after the CDC published its guideline on opioid prescribing for chronic pain, the FDA steps in to address the harm it may have caused patients living with chronic pain. Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, and Jeff Gudin, MD, PPM Co-Editors-At-Large: Thousands of patients have […]
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When did people’s feelings start mattering more than patient safety? www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/04/when-did-peoples-feelings-start-mattering-more-than-patient-safety.html As an elder millennial physician, I’ve been straddling two worlds, that of the “old-school” mentality of training and this newer one of “wellness.” I’ve become disheartened with new physicians being increasingly unable to tolerate any criticism by teaching faculty, even when patient harm is […]
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CDC Issues Key Clarification On Guideline For Prescribing Opioids For Chronic Pain https://www.news-line.com/PH_news28551_enews The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) are pleased to acknowledge receipt of a key clarification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on prescribing opioids to […]
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CDC: More people are overdosing on this legal drug https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/cdc-more-people-are-overdosing-this-legal-drug/SYJXTs2CGveCULnKFa0acO/ An herbal over-the-counter drug was a cause in the overdose deaths of 91 people from July 2016 to December 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s more than double what was earlier reported. The CDC also noted that in about 60 of those […]
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Fed mandate to use opioid data-sharing technology angers states https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/12/opioid-data-sharing-angers-states-1320532 The Trump administration is forcing states that want millions in federal grants to use relatively untested technology to share prescription data that is key to combating the opioid crisis. Using the software, many state officials worry, could mean turning over patient data to law enforcement […]
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http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/florida-attorney-general-to-announce-fight-against-opioid-abuse-in-tampa-bay TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) – Last year, there were over 1,300 overdose deaths specifically in the Bay Area. The statistics bring to light the local intensity of the opioid epidemic, a reality that far too many families are forced to face.This lies next to the number of people consuming alcohol who often consult DUI […]
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Trump Administration Plans To Bail Out Insurers To Hide Higher Drug Costs www.thefederalist.com/2019/04/12/trump-administration-plans-bail-insurers-hide-higher-drug-costs/ This is not a government agency sharing risk, it’s a government agency assuming virtually all of the risk associated with the higher premium costs due to the rebate rule. In other words, a bailout. By Christopher Jacobs April 12, 2019 The more […]
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Start listening at about 4:00 as AG Barr is going to “put pressure” on the over prescribing of legal opiates that have been over prescribed and diverted
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