‘Magic Bullets’ Failing in Medicine
The antibiotic era began in the 1940s, and with these “miracle drugs” it appeared that mankind was winning what was perceived to be a war on microbes. “But we overlooked or underestimated their ability to […]
“What is the ‘Surprise’ in Medical Bills?”
Patients who receive a “surprise medical bill” are surprised because they thought they had insurance, and that the insurer was supposed to pay. As Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D., explains in the fall issue of the Journal […]
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Don’t Work
In response to the rising rate of drug overdose deaths, 49 states had a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) by 2014. By requiring physicians to report all prescriptions for controlled drugs, and to consult the […]
Privacy Is Available—but at a Price
For patients who do not want all their medical data on the internet in these days of frequent cybercrime, Philip Eskew, D.O., J.D., M.B.A. offers some suggestions in the summer issue of the Journal of […]
Hospital Ownership of Doctors Could Compromise Patients’ Interests
In 2003, 40% of physicians working at hospitals were independent. Now fewer than one in five physicians are independent, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the spring issue of in the Journal of American Physicians […]
Systematic Abuse and Misuse of Psychiatry in Physicians’ Heath Programs
Physicians Health Programs (PHPs) are part of the medical regulatory-therapeutic complex intended to protect the public from impaired physicians. Initially, they were supposed to provide a benevolent means to treat physicians with substance-use disorders and […]
Physician-Assisted Death and Lifeboat Ethics Pre-empt Oath of Hippocrates
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or physician-assisted death (PAD) are now receiving strong public support, writes Jeffrey Hall Dobken, M.D., M.P.H., in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. He traces the history […]
Corruption Widespread in Medical Industry
Of the more than $3 trillion dollars per year spent worldwide on health services, an untold amount is drained through corruption, according to the non-governmental anticorruption watchdog Transparency International. Albert Fisher, M.D., comments on the sources of […]
National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook Explained
An entry in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) can end a doctor’s career permanently. It is critical for doctors to understand how this works, and patients ought to know what it means. In the […]
Medicare Fertilized the Turf for the Corporate Takeover of Medicine
Promoted as simply a way to help the elderly pay their medical bills, Medicare has led to the federal government controlling the practice of medicine, writes Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., in the fall issue of […]
