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NP Thyroid by Acella has once again been recalled! https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/2021/04/30/np-thyroid-by-acella-has-once-again-been-recalled Yup. It’s happened again. The following lots of NP Thyroid by Acella Pharmaceuticals LLC have been recalled due to sub-potency! 15-mg, 30-mg, 60-mg, 90-mg and 120-mg NP Thyroid® And as the creator of Stop the Thyroid Madness (STTM) patient-to-patient movement, I’m not surprised. Since Acella […]

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Should Dying Cancer Patients Suffer From Under treated Pain Because of ‘Concerns Regarding Addiction’? https://reason.com/2021/04/27/should-dying-cancer-patients-suffer-from-undertreated-pain-because-of-concerns-regarding-addiction/ Two recent studies show how ham-handed efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions undermine medical care. Two recent studies show how the attempt to curtail drug abuse by discouraging and restricting opioid prescriptions has hurt bona fide patients by depriving them of […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Has an Important Issue Before It — and There’s a Lot at Stake for Pain Management Specialists, Physicians Prescribing Pain Medicine https://www.chapmanlawgroup.com/scotus-supreme-court-pain-medicine-naum/ The High Court Could Decide a Groundbreaking Issue in Pain Management: How the Standard of Care Should Apply to Criminal Charges That Involve Prescriptions. Now’s Your Chance to Help In […]

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Can anyone think of how this might apply to pts getting ESI’s, having their pain meds/controlled substance reduced/stopped – especially at- or near – cold turkey withdrawal… by prescriber, pharmacist, insurance/PBM industry and many other issues where the pt ends up being harmed ? Reckless Endangerment (Legal Definition: All You Need To Know) What Is […]

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Insurer Humana moves deeper into home care with $5.7B deal https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/humana-home-care-deal/507-6496bc0c-3a02-417f-b348-0746b3402416 The insurer said it will buy the rest of Kindred at Home, which sends nurses, physical therapists and other care providers to home bound patients. Humana is spending $5.7 billion to jump deeper into delivering care at home, a trend that took off during […]

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Heidi Harris Show Podcast #272: Pain doctor Dr. Dan Laird on chronic pain and Phillip Adams murder case Las Vegas pain doctor (and attorney) Dr. Dan Laird joined me to discuss the issue of chronic pain, and how people who legitimately have pain are treated like addicts. Phillip Adams, a former NFL player who recently […]

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The government has stooped to a whole new low. This is going to be the end of the medical profession if people don’t do something effective. The new low is using the False Claims Act against physicians for legitimate prescribing. There is no end to how this will be used against us. It makes taking […]

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CVS Health Quietly Made Massive Donation to Dark-Money Group Fighting Access to Care https://theintercept.com/2021/04/21/cvs-lobby-health-insurance-medicare-for-all/ The pharmacy and health insurance giant gave $5 million to Partnership for America’s Health Care Future. In a year marked by a coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions, CVS Health financed a wave of political advocacy against measures to control health […]

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