Complaints about doctors rarely lead to formal discipline

Thousands of complaints about physicians lead to a handful of disciplinary cases

Self Regulation?

Self Serving?

An inexcusable violation' of international law

'Nothing can excuse violence against patients, medical workers and health facilities. Under International Humanitarian Law hospitals in conflict zones are protected spaces.'

DR. JOANNE LIUINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, MSF

Hospital mistakes that should never happen

Wishful thinking‽

Kingston woman upset by oversight body's findings into incomplete appendectomy - Ottawa - CBC News

Christine Sulek-Popov had to undergo two appendix removal surgeries after her first surgeon inadvertently left 5 cm of her appendix in her body. (Ashley Burke/CBC)

Confirmation that the College knows best‽

Another example‽

Medicines shouldn't be a luxury

Please sign and share MSF’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) petition and take action to protect access to medicines.

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Sign the Doctors Without Borders' petition now.

Brian Sinclair's death preventable?

The inquest into the death of 45-year-old double amputee Brian Sinclair in a hospital waiting room in Winnipeg has found it was not homicide and doesn't require a public inquiry.

See CBC article Dec 12, 2014

Inquest report here and here

A shortcoming of self-regulation?

Take another look at this recent post.

Flu vaccine may be less effective this winter, CDC says

The above article is well worth reading.

An Update!
Flu vaccine paradox adds to public health debate
Jan 16, 2015

One-time flu vaccine?

Dangers of pharmacists' alert fatigue.

When I saw this article, it isn't just a pharmacist trouble area but that of doctors as well.

As one's age becomes more "golden" the number of medications on the shelf seems to increase at an alarming rate. This make one wonder if there there are adverse drug interactions that we should pro-actively investigate on our own!

An update?

Jan 19, 2015

Reversal sought in California girls' brain-death diagnosis

Tests show Jahi McMath has brain activity

Family seeks to have brain-death ruling overturned, girl declared alive

The family of Jahi McMath posted two videos on YouTube they say show the teen responding to her mother’s voice. In the first video, Jahi moves her foot, and in the second, she moves her hand.

When routine surgeries go wrong

Death determination debate rages on in science, medicine

Uncertainty influences disconnecting life support, organ donation

Tue Oct 14, 2014

Removing the carpets seems to have improved hospital cleanliness

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