doctors

IS IT A GOOD IDEA? from kendrive ^Pro 321 days old

[ ... ] But doctors' representatives expressed concerns that the online opinion boards could mislead patients by acting as a popularity contest ...

DOES THE DOCTOR OR NURSE TREATING YOU HAVE MRSA? from kendrive ^Pro 585 days old

MRSA Hospital trusts are allowing doctors and nurses to continue treating patients even after testing positive for potentially lethal superbugs including ...

MEN - IS YOUR GP A WOMAN? from kendrive ^Pro 591 days old

A recent article in the British Medical Journal comments on a rise in the number of female doctors in general practice. That may be good news for ...

A DOSE OF HEALTHY RESPECT - THAT'S THE MEDICINE from kendrive ^Pro 602 days old

[ ... ] nurses and doctors were making elderly patients feel uncomfortable by using first names, when many preferred to be addressed more formally. Dr ...

EASY PILLS TO SWALLOW from kendrive ^Pro 812 days old

[ ... ] written by doctors in just five years. Prescription drug use has increased by 27 per cent in the past the five years and the NHS drug bill topped ...

STATINS AGAIN from kendrive ^Pro 828 days old

My views on statins are well-known to regular readers of this blog. I believe that they are over-prescribed by doctors as an 'easy fix' for high cholesterol ...

DON'T TAKE THE PILLS - LOOK AT THIS PICTURE from kendrive ^Pro 875 days old

Edvard Munch - "The Scream" A GP's innovative scheme, "prescribing" art therapy for patients instead of drugs, is expanding. Dr Simon Opher has been ...