Should Doctors Be Exempt from the FTC’s ‘Red Flags’ Rule?


Last week the AMA and two other groups sued the FTC, arguing physicians shouldn’t be subject to the rule that aims to guard against identity theft.

A.M. Vitals: Medtronic Details $15.7 Million Paid to Doctors


Also: more money for bone scans in the health-care overhaul bill; a drug for premature ejaculation; the consequences of obesity.

A.M. Vitals: Cities Grapple With Medical Pot; No Need for ‘Octomom’ Restrictions?


Also: military families must wait for kids under 26 to be covered; stimulus loans to doctors may not be all good; new hypertension stats.

Why You Ought To Be On Twitter


By MATTHEW HOLT Today we’re introducing a new feature on THCB. Every two weeks I’ll be broadcasting a brief segment with the folks at ReachMD, the radio station for doctors that broadcasts on XM satellite radio. If you like, you…

The Doctor Will Persuade You Now


Doctors could better arm themselves to detect and counter biases and mental pitfalls in their patients, according to a paper published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Med School Enrollment in 2015 Will Miss Goal


The real bottleneck for future doctors is the number of residency slots.

Doctors and my bad heart!


I don’t know what I was doing with my hand, but it made my face look funny. Sorry about that. By the way, when my doctor and I were talking about my nosebleeds today, he looked up what my prescription was called……ON GOOGLE!!! That was comforting. Anyway, It’s really uncomfortable and I’m allergic to the [...]

Head Over Heels (chapter 32)


: ] Chapter 32 I wonder what kind of McHotties are around this hospital? Oh by the way Samantha, Karmas a bee-yotch! It was Monday and Nick, Joe, Adrienne, Melissa and Cara were all crammed in Joshs beat up Chevy Malibu. They were on there way to visit Kevin and Taylor at the hospital. Kevin [...]

Removing Warts With Duct Tape is Free & Easy


Duct tape is one of the most useful items to be found in your home. In the old days baling wire was the fixall of choice but since twine has replaced wire for hay bales it is no longer available for repairs. It used to be said that you could fix anything with baling wire [...]

Should medical errors be prosecuted criminally?


A pharmacist in Ohio is being criminally prosecuted in a medical mistake that resulted in a death of a two-year old child.

Is that going too far?

Indeed, if the criminal prosecution of this pharmacist is successful, it may lead to a dangerous precedent. Indeed, “he wasn’t drunk or impaired. He wasn’t even the one who [...]