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As caregivers and patient advocates, we often face the issue of a patient who is so ill or incapacitated/suffering from Alzheimer's that physicians insist the patient no longer knows who his or her... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

HIPAA purports to protect patients.  But, as with any piece of legislation, attorneys are often hired to find ways to circumvent that protection. Doctor A can certainly share confidential... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

Gangrene and Osteomyelitis Cited in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home   http://goo.gl/SnwaF    The author of the above article and The Nursing Home Abuse... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

Last week the Gallup Poll reported that Caregivers Suffer from Poorer Physical Health.  http://goo.gl/z8Clk  According to the article,  Americans who work a full-time job and say... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

As an advocate and caregiver, you must be on the watch for insurance, Medicare and healthcare fraud.   Advocates and caregivers should examine and organize every medical bill, insurance... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

As an advocate/care-giver/adult daughter of a dad, I watched many events take place in hospitals, clinics, Emergency Departments (Duke University in Durham and Raleigh North Carolina) As with... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA),  Pub. L. 111-148, enacted March 23, 2010 (aka Obama Care) includes a section that applies to the terminally ill. The problem from the perspective of... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

Congratulations to "Duke Fact Checker" for being the conscience at Duke University.  The work done on this site is commendable and a service to the scientific community and the public at... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

There are web sites on the Internet that make it very easy for patients and families to rate doctors.  Very often, the patients can do so anonymously.   IMHO, those sites cause nothing... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story

Kudos to Retraction Watch: Tracking Retractions as a Window into the Scientific Process. Remember that Duke Medical knew that Anil Potti, MD and Joseph Nevins, MD performed serious research that... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read Full Story