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- Trial of human retinal implants quite successful
- Uninsured Mexicans find care
- Patient or fetus -- whose rights prevail?
- As records go digital, cultures clash
- Doctor wrote 1,000 scripts/week
| Trial of human retinal implants quite successful Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:45 PM PDT German company Retinal Implant unveils the results of its first human clinical trial, which involved retinal implants of 11 patients since 2005. |
| Posted: 2/2/2010 © Orlando Sentinel When Josefina de la Rosa was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, she could not afford treatment. In stepped nonprofit Casa de Mexico, which finds doctors to help. |
| Patient or fetus -- whose rights prevail? Posted: 1/26/2010 © Associated Press The case of Samantha Burton, who was forced to remain in the hospital for the welfare of her fetus, is drawing attention to the question of whether pregnancy deprives patients of their rights. |
| As records go digital, cultures clash Posted: By Sammy Mack 1/21/2010 © Health News Florida The switch to electronic medical records has been rocky for doctors in Broward who refused to pay what they called unwarranted charges and were turned over to collections. More disputes are arising as midcareer physicians bump up against the world of high-tech software sales. |
| Doctor wrote 1,000 scripts/week Posted: By Carol Gentry 1/15/2010 © Health News Florida Since 2004, a Miami psychiatrist has prescribed almost 14 million pills to Medicaid patients at a cost to taxpayers of $43 million, a feverish pace of 1,000 prescriptions a week. A state senator says the doctor should be the "poster boy for tougher enforcement actions." |
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