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Read This ER Doctor's Touching Letter to Deceased Patient's Family

George McIntyre — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:15:13 +0000

This ER doctor's hand-written, heartfelt note to a family after his patient died is very touching. Click through for the entire picture.

What Do Doctors REALLY Recommend?

J. Patrick — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:15:35 +0000

How many times have you seen it on TV or heard the ad that claims — 4 out of 5 doctors recommend a brand, a treatment or even a medical facility. But don’t you ever wonder what that fifth doctor recommends? If 80% of the doctors think one way, what do the other 20% think? [...]

Study Finds Doctors Rate Pain Symptoms Lower in Patients They Dislike

Shauna Wright — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:00:37 +0000

A new study from the University of Ghent in Belgium, which studied the relationship between health professionals and patients with chronic pain, suggests that clinicians who don’t like their patients tend to discount the level of pain they suffer from.

Medical Marijuana Users Could Be Getting A Pot Soft Drink… Mountain Doobie?

Rod Prahin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:05:56 +0000

A California entrepreneur has plans to market a line of medical marijuana soft drinks. He plans to supply medical marijuana dispensaries with his soda pot, which contains the magical ingredient, THC. Marijuana drinks are already showing up here and there, but this guy thinks his branding savvy will make his product a hit. Besides his [...]

Michael Douglas: "The Tumor Is Gone"

Rod Prahin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:46:09 +0000

Michael Douglas has beaten his cancer. “I feel good, relieved,” Douglas tells Matt Lauer in a Today Show interview this morning. “The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have to check out on a monthly basis now to maintain, Douglas says.” I think the odds are good with the tumor gone. As he recovers, [...]