BEUSCHEL Link Between Cost and Quality of Healthcare Remains Unclear by Norra MacReady January 7. 2-13 Dr. Pinna says… This article emphasizes something I have been telling my kids since they were born: “Something may be good or Something may be bad, but the Cost is irrelevant!” [...]
A doctor is a highly intelligent, highly motivated individual who spent four years studying pre-medical sciences, four more years studying medicine and at least three to five years studying a specialty.
Patients admitted to hospitals via crowded emergency departments (EDs) may be more likely to die in the hospital than similar patients admitted during slow periods.
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT US Physicians Suffer More Burnout Than Other Workers by Pam Harrison December 6, 2012 From MEDSCAPE Dr. Pinna says… “Burnout” means dissatisfaction of working conditions which results in behavior that reflects this unhappiness. Such “Burnout” is more evident in U.S. doctors [...]
Patients with gout were less likely to report acute attacks after 2 days of eating cherries or imbibing cherry extract than during periods after no cherry intake.
FDA Approves Digestible Microchips to be Placed in Pills By Lara C. Pullen, PhD, from MEDSCAPE August 3, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ingestible sensor. The Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), by Proteus Health, represents a new category of medical device: It is made entirely of ingredients found [...]
Doctors Admit to Unprofessional Behavior in Study at 3 Chicago Hospitals By Jordan Rau, from Kaiser Health News Working in a real hospital isn’t usually as dramatic as is portrayed in TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy or House, MD, but a new study has identified unprofessional behaviors to which hospital-based doctors most frequently admit, including [...]
DOCTOR THINKING Florida Bill Would Make Doctors Post Prices 01/24/12 From Sun Sentinel See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… Restaurants have menus, retailers have price tags and soon, Florida doctors could have price boards. Legislation in Tallahassee would force doctors and some medical care centers to post signs of about 3-feet-by-5-feet in their waiting rooms showing [...]
