A three-doctor medical practice in Connecticut will pay a $ 125,000 fine to the HHS Office for Civil Rights after a patient had a dispute with one of the physicians who spoke to a local TV reporter. Although the exact nature of the dispute between the patient and the doctor at Allergy Associates of Hartford… Read More: Feds sanction provider who shared patient information with reporter »
In depth: Six tips for writing accurately about cancer immunotherapy drugs. “Increases life expectancy,” announced Newsweek. “Helped slow an aggressive type of breast cancer,” reported Reuters. “Expected to change the standard of care,” crowed The New York Times. Judging by news reports last weekend, women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer had reason to cheer results of… Read More: ‘Simply cruel’: Patient advocates condemn breast cancer immunotherapy hype »
Whatever the cluster of second-year students at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York expected to hear from an 82-year-old woman — this probably wasn’t it. At first, Elizabeth Shepherd, one of several seniors invited to meet with future doctors in an anti-ageism program called “Introduction to the Geriatric Patient,” largely followed the script. As student… Read More: Every Older Patient Has a Story. Medical Students Need to… »
Even if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you have to fully grasp that it is not the end of the world. You still have chance to survive—or to live a little longer—with the various treatments available for you. You can make your journey as a cancer patient fruitful, if not successful, by taking a look… Read More: How to Make Your Journey as a Cancer Patient Fruitful »