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ASTM e2147 Revised For 2018

When the Congress under the Clinton administration passed the health information portability and privacy act commonly known and referenced as HIPPA there was a recognition that while healthcare would benefit from the creation of electronic medical records that such a development also posed inherent problems. Electronic records are easily modified deleted and viewed without detection. In order to assure the integrity of our electronic medical records regulations were promulgated to address these problems.

July 24, 2018

Eight Steps To Avoid Cervical Cancer (Updated)

Modern medicine offers many therapeutic treatments to women diagnosed with invasive cancer. Prevention, however, is far better than cure. The best protection a woman has against cervical cancer is to develop a trusting relationship with a gynecologist and follow the guidelines listed in this article.

May 22, 2018

Attention: Patients Infected With “Superbug” CRE

If you or a loved one were among those that became infected with CRE or “superbug” while a patient at UPMC, and you experienced life-threatening or life-altering complications we invite you to contact us to schedule a free case evaluation.

August 17, 2016

A World Free Of Polio – Not Yet

In the February 11, 2016 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine the first perspective article was titled “A World Free of Polio – The Final Steps”. Frankly I was shocked by what I read. Beginning in the 1980’s, a series of lawsuits were filed against the Lederle drug company, which was owned by American Cyanamid at the time. These lawsuits were filed first in state and then in federal court and all were based on the proposition that an innocent person, either a vaccine recipient infant or a family member of a recipient, had acquired paralytic polio as a consequence of having been inoculated with the Sabin oral attenuated vaccine or coming in contact with infants who were vaccinated.

March 10, 2016

Time To Rethink Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals

Patients were stunned upon learning after a negative co-test, they should not be rescreened for five years. However, doctors were making decisions about rescreening and the benefits involved without input from patients.

March 26, 2015

FDA Warns Against Power Morcellators

There has been much written about power morcellators for fibroid surgery and onset of disseminated cancer. Andrew Kaunitz, editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, comments on the topic.

January 7, 2015

Cervical Cancer Kills

According to Journal Watch.org over 10% of U.S. women have not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years. One quarter of women without health insurance are unscreened. It is tragic that one of the few cancers that

December 31, 2014

FDA Recklessly Approves DNA Test as a Substitute For PAP Smear

Marie McCulla writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer at Philly.com in her post on May 11, 2014 reports on actions the Food and Drug Administration took last month approving a particular DNA test as an alternative to Pap Smears. Now medical

May 21, 2014

Cervical Cancer Rates Have Increased

This is an article that was written by Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer MedPage Today. The title of the article is Have Cervical CA Rates Been Underestimated, Published May 12, 2014. Mr. Bankhead’s piece is based on the work of Ann

May 14, 2014

Is Medicine Up To Date?

“Up to Date” is an online scientific medical practice resource available to physicians and anyone else who is willing to pay the annual subscription fee. Of interest, up-to-date now e-mails clinical “practice changing updates” to subscribers. The practice updates affect

May 7, 2014

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