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More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought? https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/93768 A significant number of medical device adverse events that resulted in patient deaths were miscategorized in the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database, according to an analysis using a natural language processing algorithm. Flagging terms commonly associated with death, the algorithm identified 290,141 […]

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I often see letters that pts post on the web that they have received from various insurance/PBM companies. ASSERTION: Opiates are ADDICTING                            FACT: when prescribed to chronic pain pt, there is a POTENTIAL of addition but depending on what studies you read, various percentages are claimed but generally most will be < 2% ASSERTION:  OTC […]

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It would appear that according to this video poster,  during a pandemic/emergency situation… the Secretary of Health and Human Service pretty much is granted dictatorial powers and all those  other Federal/State laws are suspended during the emergency period.  Any adverse consequences to any person being affected by the mandates of HHS… the person has no […]

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It is claimed that of all the opiate OD’s,  a low percentage of people  OD by using their own Rx meds… our system declares their deaths Opiate related death, but in reality it is most likely a SUICIDE.  The chart below, explains the issues that a chronic pain pts has to deal with when their […]

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It would seem like ONCE AGAIN the CDC comes out with a RECOMMENDATION and it quickly becomes a MANDATE, and according to this article those who have been vaccinated have a RARE chances of catching COVID-19 -Delta from others. Personally, I am not going to wear a mask and any business that mandates that a […]

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Modeling Patient Irrationality https://daily-remedy.com/modeling-patient-irrationality/ In chess, there is an infinite number of movements and combinations, but only one optimal sequence. Likewise, for any decision, there is an infinite number of pathways, but only one optimal sequence. So from a probability standpoint, it is more likely that a sub-optimal decision will be made instead of an […]

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Look at the statements in this slide  FLORIDA – 95% hospitalized, not vaccinated – what time frame… no numbers gives for hospitalizations and no number of deaths EVEN MENTIONED Ohio – 99% of hospitalizations & Deaths in 2021, were unvaccinated ..  The first of the vaccines were readily available first of Jan and a pt […]

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Today Barb had an appointment with our optometrist for an eye exam… and on the front door there was a sign “MASK MANDATORY “.. We have been going to this profession for some 40+ yrs and I asked his receptionists “what is with the mask mandate ?”… and her answer was that “we don’t want […]

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 Apparently FB’s community standards are getting more and more strange… The only think that they have found an objection to is that the WORD SUICIDE appeared in the text… Of course, they would be taking the word out of context. Apparently their AI program is like a DI (DUMB INTELLIGENCE)   Pts/prescribers need to start […]

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The ONLY Thing that CVS Management Fears – Strong and Sustained Negative Publicity! https://pharmacistactivist.com/2021/July_2021.shtml The CVS Underground CVS has enough wealth that it can buy almost any company it wants (e.g., Caremark, Omnicare, Aetna), settle every lawsuit arising from medication errors out of court, terminate many pharmacists and other employees by alleging they violated a […]

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