In some traditional cultures, the elderly are revered. In others, they’re taken out to the woods and left to die. Generally, in America, they’re over medicated, often with harmful or useless drugs. A recent study of the records of 470,000 patients over 65 who were admitted to an emergency department (ED) between 2000 and 2006 [...]
Tragic news yesterday as a 23-month-old girl died following an overdose of a blood thinner (Heparin) at Nebraska Medical Center. The story says “hospital officials are investigating,” but we already know what they will discover. This tragedy was preventable. Just ask actor Dennis Quaid. It was announced today that he is starring in a new [...]
