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Could the data from these studies be much worse if they included the number of chronic pain pts who had their pain management abruptly curtailed,when a office practice is raided by the DEA/FBI/DOJ, the practice closed, all the pt’s medical records were confiscated and all those pts may have anything from close to 30 days […]
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‘We need this stuff’: Scott County initiatives help fight overdoses, addiction https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/scott-county-scott-memoria-lhealth-initiatives-fight-overdoses-addiction-narcan-vending-machine-indiana/417-5ba5579e-1eb2-4d4e-93e1-9713959af748 SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — Scott County, Indiana is home to the state’s newest resource to fight the opioid epidemic and growing concern around overdoses. Scott Memorial Health received a Narcan vending machine last week. It is one of 19 statewide, providing the medication free […]
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In a recent lawsuit against Walgreens for their Pharmacists filling Rxs that the DEA claimed demonstrated RED FLAGS were being ignored https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/walgreens-priority-was-filling-drug-orders-fast-judge-told/ Catizone, who served as the executive director and CEO of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy from 1988 to 2020, also submitted a 35-page declaration to the court. live testimony was given […]
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AMERICAN PAIN AND DISABILITY FOUNDATION: We are all set up to go and advocate for a child with a government representative from the State of Tennessee. I knew these kids were something from the beginning and they were willing to fight for themselves and for us! I put the time, money, sweat, and most of […]
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Healthcare System Sues Cigna Over Emergency Care Reimbursements https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a1c5223f-0d66-40a1-8d43-078765fafa0a Tenet Healthcare and nineteen of its hospitals filed a complaint against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company in Connecticut Superior Court, alleging that Cigna had reimbursed its claims at unfair and unreasonable rates. The plaintiffs also allege that Cigna wrongfully denied claims for emergency medical services, […]
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Nuts. Fruit. Cookies and pound cake. Even potato chips. You don’t have to look hard to find things that are coated in chocolate. But people? Never. But that’s what happened last week in Lancaster County, Pa., at the Mars Wrigley plant. Two plant employees were rescued after getting trapped in a large tank of chocolate […]
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I don’t normally step on the “third rail”… how many times have we seen practitioners “taken out” with the FACTS from the DEA that they violated some “red flags”… none of which are defined in the controlled substance act and more often than not… the DEA uncovered these “red flag violations” by data mining the […]
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A New Injectable Gel May Greatly Reduce Chronic Low Back Pain https://neurosciencenews.com/hydrogel-back-pain-20785/ Summary: Hydrafil, an experimental injectable hydrogel appears to be safe and effective in reducing chronic lower back pain associated with degenerative disc disease. Source: Society of Interventional Radiology An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in […]
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https://secure.everyaction.com/-zpZ45w3Ekyv-yL0Q9cIpQ2 About 40,000 people showed up in D.C., according to organizers, and protests were also planned through the day in major cities including New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. About 300 people showed up to protest in West Melbourne, Florida, and some 400 people marched through Old Town in Fort Collins, Colorado. The March for Our Lives events […]
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