Supercommittee fails: What does it mean for health care?

The so-called Supercommittee intended to reach a bipartisan deal for the federal budget has officially failed — and health care pros are scrambling to figure out what it means for their organizations. Read more

Gross! Docs’ use of latex gloves is spreading germs

Attention all germophobes: Latex gloves may actually worsen the hand hygiene of health care workers who wear them. Read more

Study: Advanced directives work for patients and providers

There’s new proof that advanced directives help patients get the care they want — and ease the burden on health care providers. Read more

Toe-to-thumb transplant patient gives doc the finger

A migrant worker who accidentally cut off his thumb isn’t happy with the treatment he says was forced on him by his doctor. Read more

Drug shortages blamed in deaths of at least 15 patients

Nationwide shortages of key drugs have led to price gouging. And now some experts say the crisis has led directly to over a dozen patient deaths.  Read more

Drug shortages lead to pill scalping

Shortages of some key medications are leading some to make a living scalping prescription drugs the way some folks make cash off concert tickets. Read more

Florida’s tough moves help shut down ‘pill mills’

The state known not-so-affectionately as the Oxy Express is making headway in shutting down clinics that seem to exist to hand out questionable prescriptions. Read more

Circumcision turns into amputation: What went wrong?

A patient who went into the OR for an adult circumcision and came out with a penis amputation has lost his suit against the doctor who performed the surgery. Read more

Report: Docs should count on being sued at some point

It’s a virtual guarantee that physicians in the U.S. will be sued for malpractice at some point in their careers. How often they lose is a different matter. Read more

Did strip-mall boob job kill this woman?

A recent patient death  is raising new questions about the safety of so-called medical spas. Read more

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