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What Doctors Like Me Know About Americans' Health Care Anger

By ramiz theba
December 13, 2024

The New York Times December 8, 2024 By Helen Ouyang I rushed around the patient as he lay motionless with his eyes closed in the emergency room. He was pale and sweaty, his T-shirt stained with vomit. You didn’t have to be a health-care worker to know that he was in a dire state. The...   read more


Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake - Again

By ramiz theba
December 12, 2024

But whether Republicans can get these kinds of cuts through Congress is complicated. Huffington PostBy Jonathan CohnNovember 20, 2024 Everyone knew what Donald Trump and the Republicans had in mind for health care when they were about to take power eight years ago, because they had announced their intentions repeatedly — and loudly.  Trump had spent the 2016 campaign...   read more


Loneliness can increase the risk for dementia, a large study shows

By ramiz theba
December 3, 2024

Feeling lonely increased risk for all-cause dementia by 31 percent and cognitive impairment by 15 percent. The Washington PostMeeri KimNovember 14, 2024  Loneliness is a common — some would even say, universal — human experience. It can range from fleeting feelings of social isolation that may not have a negative effect on our health to persistent,...   read more


Is Being Busy Good for People With A.D.H.D.?

By reshiel.ricalde
November 26, 2024

New research suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with a demanding schedule. The New York TimesBy Christina CaronNovember 13, 2024 In high school, Sophie Didier started falling behind. She found it difficult to concentrate on her schoolwork, felt restless in class and often got in trouble for talking too much....   read more


“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America's Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care

By ryan stacy
November 14, 2024
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care

By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and David Armstrong, ProPublica Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back....   read more


DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT

By ryan stacy
November 6, 2024

October 4, 2024 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in the United States who believe they are purchasing real pharmaceutical drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies.  As Americans...   read more


A.D.H.D. Startup Executives Accused of $100 Million Fraud in Adderall Scheme

By editor
June 21, 2024

Patients using Done or similar telehealth platforms may experience disruptions in care, health officials warned. New York Times By Dani Blum June 13, 2024 Tens of thousands of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder nationwide could face disruptions to their care after two executives of a major telehealth company that distributed A.D.H.D. drugs were indicted...   read more


Leaked documents reveal patient safety issues at Amazon's One Medical

By editor
June 21, 2024

Patient safety issues have increased since One Medical shifted care to a call center staffed by contractors, employees say. The Washington Post  By Caroline O’Donovan June 15, 2024 Since Amazon acquired the primary-care service One Medical, elderly patients have been routed to a call center — staffed partly by contractors with limited training — that...   read more


Older men die by suicide at steep rates. Here's how the VA is trying to change that

By editor
June 21, 2024

Los Angeles Times  By Emily Alpert Reyes June 5, 2024  It was a Friday morning and George McCune had roused himself to make the 2.4-mile trip from his Northridge home to the Veterans Affairs campus in North Hills. The 77-year-old was greeted there that March day by the usual crew training for the Golden Age...   read more


Doctors couldn't help. They turned to a shadow system of DIY medical tests.

By editor
June 21, 2024

Buoyed by regulatory vacuums, Silicon Valley is building a booming online wellness market that aims to leave the doctor’s office behind. The Washington Post  By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Daniel Gilbert, and Tatum Hunter June 9, 2024 Angelika Sharma was desperate. An array of basic first foods — from bananas to sweet potatoes — caused her 6-month-old...   read more