Category: Doctors (Page 6 of 13)

      Prescription Medication and Growing Rates of Addiction

      February 23, 2012 /

      Prescription drug use can be no less harmful than illicit drugs.

      Although millions of people are treated successfully with prescription medication there are those whom are unable to follow doctor’s orders to safely treat their illnesses.

      As much attention as we pay to illicit drugs such as cocaine or heroin, the truth is prescription medications kill more people in this country than those illicit drugs combined. Perhaps it is a perception issue: “It came from a pharmacy, therefore, it must be safe.”

      Doctors, Research, Wellness

      The Lies Doctors Tell

      February 11, 2012 /

      If you are expecting to get the truth out of your doctor then think again.

      Physicians aren’t being completely honest especially when it comes to medical mistakes.

      With fears of medical malpractice a real concern, physicians may hold back on the whole story with their patients.

      “Our findings raise concerns that some patients might not receive complete and accurate information from their physicians,” the researchers write in the February issue of the journal Health Affairs. The findings also question whether patient-centered care — which is a philosophy of medicine that respects the preferences, needs and values of patients — is possible without more openness and honesty, the researchers from Harvard Medical School said.

      Asking questions, doing your research and being an informed consumer of medical services is the best way to achieve a positive outcome with your care.

      Doctors, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      The Debate Over Prostate Cancer Treatment

      February 5, 2012 /

      It is estimated that 30-40 percent of men over 50 years old will be affected by prostate cancer, however, there is some debate in the medical community regarding which course of action is best going forward.

      Routine monitoring of PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) may reveal false- positive, and positive results which may later lead to unnecessary and often harmful treatment.

      Elevated levels of this protein can indicate prostate cancer, but it can be caused by other things as well..

      Several studies have suggested many men are over-screened for prostate cancer, and this over-screening has in many cases caused more harm than good, leading men to chose a biopsy and treatment for a slow-growing cancer that may have never caused them harm during their lifetimes.

      Alternative strategies for men with low-risk prostate cancer typically fall into two camps: observation with and without the intent to cure.

      Do get a second opinion when treating your condition and consult your physician for the best course of action for your case.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      A Must Read Critique on Health Care in America

      January 31, 2012 /

      We all expect doctors to make us well but can they do harm?

      Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society wrote, “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Beaks Ranks About Being Sick In America”.

      He describes the ways in which the whole medical system is broken and who is responsible.

      Spoiler: We all are.

      It is amazing the number of health care professionals who seemingly reject the scientific method. They prescribe treatments they believe to be appropriate as opposed to therapies that are known to be appropriate based on objective scientific evidence. This form of ignorance is a root cause of much of the overuse of medical therapy.
      Too often, doctors fail to distinguish what is scientifically known from what is unknown, from what is believed. This is beyond mere disagreement about interpretation of the science. There is often selective reading of the science, especially by those trained in a specialty wanting to advocate for it.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      How Doctors Die

      January 18, 2012 /

      What your doctor knows about dying might influence your end of life care decisions.

      Shannon Brownlee’s book, “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer”, Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition (September 18, 2007) sheds light on what physicians know about extraordinary measures used in the ER and in intensive care units and why many physicians opt out of such care.

      Dying in a hospital bed attached to tubes is not how many in the medical field would choose to die.

      Why would doctors be so anxious to avoid the very procedures they deliver to their patients every day? For one thing, they know firsthand that these procedures are most often futile when performed on a frail, elderly, chronically ill person. Only about 8% of people who go into cardiac arrest outside of the hospital are revived by CPR. Even when your heart stops in the hospital, you have only a 19% chance of surviving. That’s a far cry from the way these procedures are portrayed on TV, where practically everybody survives having his heart shocked and undergoing CPR.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Hospitals, Quality Control, Wellness

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