should we all start paying with CASH and giving “false names” on “frequent buyer discount cards” ?

Does your doctor need to know what you buy on Amazon? Brokers are selling your data to your doctor, and no one’s regulating it. https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/10/30/the-doctor-will-see-through-you-now-893437 Google, Amazon, insurers and credit card companies have long been able to tell whether you vote, own a dog, spent time in prison or drive a rusty 1997 Chevrolet. Now, […]

Breath test detects opioids

Breath test detects opioids https://physicsworld.com/a/breath-test-detects-opioids/ A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and physicians at the University of California, Davis. Such a breath test could be useful in caring for chronic pain patients, as well as for checking for illegal drug use (J. Breath Res. 10.1088/1752-7163/ab35fd). “There are […]

Patients, Privacy, and PDMPs: Exploring the Impact of

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Fund raiser : Defend Dr Joel Smithers

Defend Dr Joel Smithers https://www.gofundme.com/f/defend-patients-rightsdefend-dr-joel-smithers Arnold E Feldman and Angel Smithers are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Angel Gundlach. Dr. Joel Smithers sits in Prison, wrongfully accused, convicted and soon to be sentenced. A government scheme to Take your rights away. We must raise 50,000 dollars immediately to begin his appeal. First they came […]

My Story: Why Isn’t My Pain Covered?

My Story: Why Isn’t My Pain Covered? http://nationalpainreport.com/my-story-why-isnt-my-pain-covered-8841427.html My chronic pain treatment has not been covered since the CDC guidelines were published. But the reasons my pain is not covered are different. It’s because of what I am. I’m an older white female. Let me explain. I have arthritis all over the place, yes; and […]