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Do You Want Your Doctor to Tell You What to Do?
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- February 26, 2008
Maybe getting more involved in your own care will make you healthier. And maybe, suggests a new study, it won't.
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Imagine That—a Healthcare System That Works!
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- February 21, 2008
Sunday hours, personal attention, convenient appointments, clear bills, no copay... There's a lesson here, says a family physician.
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A Deluge of Dollars Is No Back Cure
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- February 19, 2008
We're spending more than ever on easing back pain. It's mostly not helping.
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Wringing Our Hands Over Infection Control
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- February 7, 2008
Commenters agree: There's much more to keeping hospitals from infecting patients than soap and water or a sanitizing gel.
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Deciphering Unexpected Deaths in a Diabetes Study
By Avery Comarow -
On Medicine
- February 7, 2008
Diabetic patients need to keep working on getting their blood glucose down, says a leading physician.
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When It Hurts to Take a Statin
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- February 4, 2008
Here's what to do if taking one of these cholesterol-lowering drugs becomes painful.
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On Medicine: My Life as a Statin Junkie
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- January 29, 2008
I've been popping cholesterol pills almost forever. And I'll keep on keeping on.
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Cleaner Hands, Fewer Infections? Maybe Not
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- January 23, 2008
The need for hand washing is too obvious to be stated, yet a new study calls a truism into question.
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Checklists Can Save Lives
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- January 17, 2008
But the plug was pulled on a large research project because the sponsor didn't follow one.
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The News About Vytorin Sounds Bad, but Don't Panic
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- January 15, 2008
Reading our FAQ won't lower your cholesterol, but it might do wonders for your heart rate.
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In Denial About Medical Mistakes
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- January 15, 2008
The best caregivers aren't necessarily those who make the fewest goofs. They're the ones who learn from them.
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What the Alternative Medicine Debate Is Really About
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- January 14, 2008
To skeptics, it's about claims and evidence. To many others, it's about feeling better.
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Alternative Medicine Resources
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- January 11, 2008
There's no shortage of information—the challenge is sorting through it and harvesting the best.
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An Alternative Perspective on Alternative Medicine
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- January 9, 2008
Whatever the science behind them, unconventional treatments do often work—whatever that means.
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Embracing Alternative Care
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- January 9, 2008
Top hospitals put unorthodox therapies into practice.
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Should U.S. News Consider Hospital Openness?
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- December 20, 2007
Give hospitals that disclose safety stats a bump in our rankings, urges a hospital CEO.
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Off With the White Coat, On With the Backless Gown
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- December 10, 2007
Like walking in someone else's shoes, lying in a patient bed might be a good prescription for doctors.
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What Doctors Believe—and What They Do
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- December 3, 2007
They set a high bar for ethical and professional behavior, says a large poll, but often scurry beneath it.
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When Good Safety Intentions Go Bad
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- December 3, 2007
Too few workers, too much to do, and too little time to do it can undermine the best of high-tech safety fixes.
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Nursing Homes That Flunk the Care Test
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- November 29, 2007
A new government report calls out 54 homes with persistent quality and safety problems.
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Do Celebrities Get Better Care?
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- November 26, 2007
They may get special treatment, but it might not be the kind they want. Nor would you.
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For Men, a Simple New Test of Bone Strength
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- November 19, 2007
Osteoporosis plagues both genders. A do-it-yourself screening test can flag men who are at risk.
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An Incisive Close-Up of Surgery Mistakes
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- November 16, 2007
The risk of an error in the OR is small, but we don't really know what it is.
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Of Ocean Liners, Sheep, and Hospitals
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- November 13, 2007
When it comes to improving care, hospitals are both ship- and sheep-like.
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Why I Love Medical Press Releases
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- November 9, 2007
An instant classic, this one sure grabbed my attention.
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