More than $40 million raised for fight over California dialysis profits and patients p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 23.0px; font: 12.0px Montserrat; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 17.0px 0.0px; line-height: 25.0px; font: 12.0px Montserrat; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 17.0px 0.0px; line-height: 25.0px; font: 12.0px Montserrat; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} p.p4 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 12.0px Montserrat; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} p.p5 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 25.0px; font: 12.0px Montserrat; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} span.s1 {font-kerning: ... August 30, 2018 Public Health dialysis 0 0 Comment Read More »
Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations Opposes Proposition 8 – the Dangerous Dialysis Proposition August 6, 2018 Ethnic physicians join broad coalition of more than 100 organizations opposing measure that puts dialysis patient lives at risk SACRAMENTO – Today, the No on Proposition 8 campaign announced that the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) has formally opposed Proposition 8. NEPO is coalition of more than 40 ethnic physician organizations in California and joins a broad coalition of more than 100 health advocates including the American Nurses Association\California; California Medical Association; American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chapter; and other groups representing doctors, nurses, patient advocates, veterans, community groups, and ... August 6, 2018 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Study: Urgent care clinics prescribe millions of unnecessary antibiotics Nearly half of patients who go to urgent care clinics seeking treatment for a flu, cold or other conditions that don’t require antibiotics received a prescription for one anyway. That’s three times as often as antibiotics are prescribed to patients with the same illnesses in traditional doctors’ offices, according to a study published Monday. Read More July 18, 2018 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Mental health after devastating Northern California wildfires focus of July 31 conference Recovery from the mental health impacts of the October wildfires, retaining and recruiting doctors to the area and key legislation affecting medicine will be among the topics at the North Bay Business Journal / Western Health Advantage Health Care Conference on July 31, a Project Rebuild event. Addressing the recovery of the North Bay from the mental health impacts will be a panel moderated by Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane and the following leaders. Read More July 17, 2018 Mental Health, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Warning: Beware of Doctor SCAM with DEA Posers The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as DEA Special Agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme. The criminals call the victims and identify themselves as DEA agents or law enforcement officials from other agencies. The impersonators inform their victims that purchasing drugs over the internet or by telephone is illegal, and that enforcement action will be taken against them unless they pay a fine. In most cases, the impersonators instruct their victims to pay the "fine" via wire transfer ... May 23, 2018 DEA, Public Health DEA, POSERS, SCAM 0 0 Comment Read More »
