Kaiser’s massive mental health care settlement sends a strong message to providers who ignore patient needs

Kaiser's massive mental health care settlement sends a strong message to providers who ignore patient needs

Kaiser Permanentes $200 millionA settlement with the State of California for continued failures to provide patients with adequate and timely mental health care is a long way off. Your own shortcomings? Kaiser employees say they were hiding in plain sight. Years of banging your head against the wall have finally paid off, says Ilana Marcucci-Morris, … Read more

The patient had surgery without anesthesia in Gaza because the WHO ran out of medicine

The patient had surgery without anesthesia in Gaza because the WHO ran out of medicine

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that patients are being operated on without anesthesia in Gaza because supplies are too low, announcing that its drug warehouses in the strip are now completely empty. . Doctors are having to make impossible choices as medical supplies quickly run out amid a comprehensive siege by Israel, while … Read more

How the patient feels after taking hospice medications, from the hospice nurse

How the patient feels after taking hospice medications, from the hospice nurse

After years of living independently and discreetly, Jane knew what to expect after receiving her terminal diagnosis. She didn’t want to be bedridden or cared for by someone else in such a deeply personal way. Because of this, she wanted to control her death and chose to end her life by dying in California under … Read more

PBM fee separation improves patient outcomes

PBM fee separation improves patient outcomes

This piece was co-authored by Sally C. Pipes and Wayne Winegarden. The pharmaceutical supply chain is rife with improper incentives. Because of these disincentives, reasonable policies under most market conditions will create problems that harm patients. The combination of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) fees with the discounts they negotiate exemplifies this problem. The three largest … Read more

Fishawack Health becomes Avalere Health, exploring the potential in every product and possibility for every patient

Fishawack Health becomes Avalere Health, exploring the potential in every product and possibility for every patient

As a single unified organization, the company seamlessly connects science and innovation, technology and data, capabilities and agility to ensure patients receive life-changing innovations fast. than. Washington, DC, October 18, 2023 Fishawack Health announced today that it will merge under a new name and brand, Avalere Health. Avalere Health is purpose-built to be the leading … Read more

Europe’s resilience depends on its ability to innovate

Europe's resilience depends on its ability to innovate

In the face of continuing global geopolitical instability, Europe is increasingly paying attention to its sovereignty, security and resilience. The availability of vital medicines and vaccines is central to Europe’s health preparedness. As governments across Europe rebuild and learn from the pandemic, policies that can build health resilience and strengthen health systems are coming into … Read more

BC psychiatrist resigns license after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy research

BC psychiatrist resigns license after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy research

Former psychiatrist Donna Dryer, right, talks about psychedelic therapy with husband Richard Yensen in 2019. (David Nickles/YouTube – image credit) A BC psychiatrist has permanently surrendered her medical license after complaints about her treatment of a PTSD patient who was participating in a psychotherapy clinical trial, CBC News reports. powered by MDMA. Donna Dryer of … Read more

Exercise is a prescription that every cancer patient deserves and that they can control | Ranjana Srivastava

Don’t take it personally, doctor, but it was a terrible experience. I told her that I didn’t feel uncomfortable and that I sympathized because in the 15 months since she was diagnosed with cancer, she had undergone multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation, not to mention leading to hospitalization and hiccups. This, along with the psychological … Read more

BC psychiatrist resigns license after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy research | CBC News

BC psychiatrist resigns license after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy research |  CBC News

A BC psychiatrist has permanently surrendered her medical license after complaints about her treatment of a PTSD patient who was participating in a psychotherapy clinical trial, CBC News reports. powered by MDMA. Donna Dryer of Cortes Island surrendered her registration Aug. 1 and received a formal reprimand after admitting to unprofessional conduct with female patients, … Read more

BC psychiatrist resigns license after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy research

British Columbia Share on facebook Share on Twitter Share via email Donna Dryer admitted to conflicts of interest and boundary violations in MDMA-assisted therapy research Bethany Lindsay – CBC News Posted: 3 hours ago Former psychiatrist Donna Dryer, right, talks about psychedelic therapy with husband Richard Yensen in 2019. (David Nickles/YouTube) A BC psychiatrist has … Read more