Coronavirus treatment hype can lead to harm
Is hydroxychloroquine a "miracle cure" for COVID-19? Or just unwarranted hype? More
Do your loved ones a favor. Find out now how they want to die.
I’m an ER doctor, and we need to know what matters most to your family member. More
Seniors are being overmedicated, as momentum grows to de-prescribe patients
The Lown Institute, a Brookline nonprofit, called over-prescribing of seniors an epidemic in a report last April. Over the last decade, those 65 and older have been hospitalized for serious drug side effects about 2 million times, the group said. “The bottom line is, they know how to prescribe … They don’t know how to de-prescribe,” said Shannon Brownlee, the Lown Institute’s senior vice president, addressing the issue of having a patient wean off a drug. More
Italian Doctors Urge Move from Patient-Centered Care
“Western health care systems have been built around the concept of patient-centered care,” but that doctors must now move to “community-centered care.” More
At-home tests for coronavirus are here. Should you take them?
With delays in testing hampering the country’s ability to accurately track the new coronavirus and shelter-in-place orders keeping many Americans at home, startups are swooping in with a seemingly ideal solution: at-home tests. More
News release labeling to combat a global scourge of exaggerated claims
Even with an unfolding pandemic, there’s no shortage of overreaching public relations news releases to mislead the public. More
Help hospitals prepare for the next pandemic
Let’s be honest. Most American hospitals are unprepared to treat a sudden surge in very sick and contagious COVID-19 patients. More
New Report Issued By The Lown Institute Highlights The Risks Of Over-Prescribing And Overuse Of Medications, Particularly In Older Adults
Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan, a report issued by the Lown Institute, is based on input from national experts, and highlights the risks of overprescribing and overuse of medications, particularly in older adults. The report is both a wakeup call and a roadmap that offers policy recommendations and guidance for health care institutions, clinicians, and older adults to reduce harm from multiple medication use. More
Why we need to rethink the language of “risks vs benefits”
The prevalent framing of "risks vs benefits" may give physicians and patients the wrong message... More
Iatrogenic Domino: I Was Poisoned by Polypharmacy
My very vibrant and blessed life was obliterated by a perverse cascade of errors via a broken medical system. This affected my loved ones’ lives as profoundly as it did mine. More