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By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. In his 60s, overweight and in a wheelchair, the patient had been seeing doctors and nurses regularly for his diabetes. Only recently had they discovered a pressure sore after someone had finally, as he put it, … Continue reading →

By JIM DWYER Published: May 23, 2013 From age 12 on, Teofilo Ramos had been a great worker: delivery boy, day laborer, soup kitchen chef, reliable hand at drywall, trusted caretaker in a Hasidic village. So it was no surprise … Continue reading →

State officials today pulled the plug on its controversial plan to shut down Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital. The decision has hailed as huge victory by health-care professionals and local activists who fought hard to retain the cash-strapped 506-bed Cobble … Continue reading →

Eugene Evans, long time Jamaica, Queens resident, has formulated an exploratory Committee to investigate the feasibility of participating in the upcoming election for City Council District 28. The council position is presently held by Ruben Wills. Eugene Evans is the … Continue reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Missing cab driver found in Jamaica Hospital bed days after cracked skull, memory loss (Original article can be found here) Despite the bank card and checkbook in Israel Nunez’s pocket that revealed both his name and address, the livery … Continue reading →

by Dr. Robert Evans & Richard Wildzunas “Diabetes is a killing disease in the African American community, but a disease that may be controlled, according to James R. Gavin III, MD, chair of the American Diabetes Association’s African-American Program. “By … Continue reading →

Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 18, 2013  (original article) For the first time, providers, payers, and patients now have an enormous searchable database containing documents detailing about 8,000 serious federal safety rule violations—many of which have caused serious patient … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release (original article) March 18, 2013 Contact: Robert Zirkelbach 202-778-8493 Data Shines a Spotlight on Hospital Price Trends for Specific Procedures and in States and Metropolitan Areas Washington, D.C. – A new study published in the March issue … Continue reading →

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR (original article) THE FACTS Old prescription habits apparently die hard. Studies have suggested that most doctors say they would prescribe an antibiotic if a child with sinus symptoms also had green nasal discharge. The habit stems from … Continue reading →

by Barry Meier (original article) An internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 not long after it recalled a troubled hip implant estimated that the all-metal device would fail within five years in nearly 40 percent of patients … Continue reading →