Danger to patients from mentally ill physicians warned
CHICAGO AP reports three psychiatrists say impaired doctors may harm or endanger patients without detection. In the May 19 AMA Journal article the authors detail cases, risk factors, and call for a model law and a national conference to protect the public while helping afflicted physicians.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Edith Shapiro
New Jersey Medical School
Newark
John Shale III
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Philadelphia
Henry Pinsker
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
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Oregon
Doctors struggle with recognizing colleagues mental illness
Researchers find physicians often ignore patient reports of a colleague's incompetence and deny personal mental illness may affect care. Some doctors function despite illness, while experts note no foolproof premed screening exists. They urge healthier lifestyles, early detection, and treatment for ill physicians.
Palm Beach Jury Awards 1.6 Million In Malpractice Case
A six member Palm Beach County jury awarded dentist Dr. Leonard Tolley and his wife Elsa 1.6 million dollars in damages against Lake Worth neurosurgeon Dr. John E. Schwab after Tolley became quadriplegic following surgery for injuries from a car crash on Christmas Eve 1972. The trial spanned two weeks with 28 witnesses, and the verdict requires Schwab to cover over 500 thousand dollars personally.
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UPI
Palm Beach County
Santana
John E. Schwab
Leonard Tolley
Elsa
Tolley
Schwab
Migraine Facts and Prevention from Dr Hetzer
Dear Dr Hetzer explains migraine impact with 2 to 8 million US sufferers, symptoms like nausea light sensitivity and vision issues. He advises stress management rest in a dark room and prevention over treatment, noting chiropractic care as an option and citing patient success with beating migraines. He invites questions to be sent to his Bellflower practice.
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Public supports ERA rise and gender rights push
A Louis Harris survey shows 51 percent back the Equal Rights Amendment with 36 percent opposed. Support for feminist action has grown 17 points in four years, driven by men and urban voters while southern opposition remains strong though closely divided.
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Louis Harris
Senator Opposes Hathaway Nomination Stirs Interior Vote
Sen. James Abourezk said he will vote against confirming Stanley Hathaway as Interior secretary citing insensitivity to conservation and environmental concerns. He is the third Democrat on the Senate Interior Committee to oppose, with Floyd Haskell and Richard Stone also voicing opposition.
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UPI
James Abourezk
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Stanley Hathaway
Department of Interior
Interior Committee
Wyoming
Floyd Haskell
Colorado
Richard Stone
Florida
Hathaway
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