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An Elderly Couple Who Died In A Murder-Suicide Said They Could No Longer Afford Health Care https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/elderly-couple-murder-suicide-health-care-costs An elderly couple who officials believe died by murder-suicide left notes expressing concerns that they could not afford to pay for their medical expenses. Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home in Ferndale, Washington, on Wednesday […]

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Roy Green: Chronic pain patient’s secretly recorded phone plea for help Roy Green: Chronic pain patient’s secretly recorded phone plea for help Beth was born with spinal cancer. She has undergone numerous surgeries and the Ontario woman suffers from horrifically debilitating pain. Recently Beth, a Canadian who should be benefiting from our highly touted and […]

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With opioid abuse surging, expert panel recommends drug screening for all U.S. adults https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-08-13/experts-recommend-drug-screening-for-all-adults-opioids It’s time for doctors to start asking every patient, every time: Have you engaged in any illicit drug use? That’s the new advice from a panel of public health experts who examined whether a primary care physician’s time is well spent […]

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Meth surging in Northeast Ohio, law enforcement blames Mexican cartels https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/meth-surging-in-northeast-ohio-law-enforcement-blames-mexican-cartels CLEVELAND — Methamphetamine is back with a vengeance in some communities. Although, it never completely disappeared from the streets of Northeast Ohio, it is back in record numbers. “Those are border type seizures being seized in Northeast Ohio,” said Keith Martin, Assistant Special Agent […]

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FREEDOM: Reflection By An Incarcerated Innocent www.doctorsofcourage.org/freedom-reflection-by-an-incarcerated-innocent/ The day is picturesque for July… White fluffy clouds in the sky, the sun shining bright and beautiful, the warmth can be felt through the tiny window to his room. His room, a man sits alone in a cell reflecting on his 20+ year career of giving his […]

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New post on Doctors of Courage Sanjay Kumar, MD Convicted by Linda Cheek, MD Kumar, MD, 53, a PM&R and Sports Medicine physician in New Bern, NC, was convicted this week of five counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, five counts of […]

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The March Toward a Pre-Modern Approach to the Treatment of Pain Continues, Undeterred by Science https://www.cato.org/blog/march-toward-pre-modern-approach-treatment-pain-continues-undeterred-science It seems that no amount of data-driven information can get policymakers to reconsider the hysteria-driven pain prescription policies they continue to put in place. I can understand lay politicians and members of the press misconstruing addiction and dependency, but […]

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https://www.change.org/p/join-the-fight-to-get-ohio-legislators-to-help-pain-patients-and-stop-baseless-refusals-of-valid-prescriptions?recruiter=508148837&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=c4abb7b0-ea41-11e5-9fad-df74939b2408&share_bandit_exp=abi-17015546-en-US&share_bandit_var=v0&utm_content=fht-17015546-en-us%3Av6 Chronic pain is the number-one cause of long term disability in the United States and affects over 100 million Americans, more than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined.  Restricting, punishing, and prohibiting the prescribing of opioids in response to the opioid epidemic has worsened the under treatment of pain and caused morbidity and mortality […]

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Utah woman died after pharmacy gave her wrong medication, lawsuit states https://www.14news.com/2019/08/12/utah-woman-died-after-pharmacy-gave-her-wrong-medication-lawsuit-states/ AMERICAN FORK, Utah (KSTU/CNN) – The family of a Utah woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local pharmacy and her assisted living facility, alleging they gave her the wrong medication that led to her painful death in July 2018. Just […]

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