When it comes to buying marijuana products online, let the consumer beware. Researchers have found that products sold containing cannabidiol, a chemical compound found in marijuana and thought to have medicinal benefits, often do not contain the amount of cannabidiol indicated on the label. Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of… Continue reading Online Marijuana Products Are Often Inaccurately Labeled
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ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization
Visits by teens to a Colorado children’s hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization of marijuana for commercialized medical and recreational use, according to new research presented on Monday, May 8th at the at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco. A release from the American Academy… Continue reading ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization
Travel and Natural Disasters
Although rare, natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, or earthquakes could occur while you are on a trip at home or abroad. Natural disasters can seriously injure large numbers of people, contribute to the spread of some diseases, disrupt sanitation, and interrupt normal public services. Travelers should be familiar with risks for natural… Continue reading Travel and Natural Disasters
How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Imagine this: you arrive at the emergency room with your husband, who’s been vomiting blood. Two hours later, you are shown into a curtained area with a bed. After another hour a doctor arrives to ask the same set of questions you’ve answered five or six times already. If you feel like yelling, hoping someone… Continue reading How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Patient Advocacy Groups Don’t Often Disclose Industry Ties
A large proportion of patient advocacy organizations have funding or other connections with drug or medical device manufacturers, but don’t adequately disclose the link, according to new research. The study, led by medical ethicists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests… Continue reading Patient Advocacy Groups Don’t Often Disclose Industry Ties
Keeping Kids Safe in Cribs
As any parent whose baby has spent some time in the hospital knows, all cribs are not created equal. In most cases, hospital cribs (also called pediatric medical cribs) differ significantly from what’s in your child’s bedroom at home. “Each type of crib is specially designed for safe use in the environment in which it… Continue reading Keeping Kids Safe in Cribs
The High Cost of “Surprise” Medical Bills
The average anesthesiologist, emergency physician, pathologist and radiologist charge more than four times what Medicare pays for similar services, often leaving privately insured consumers stuck with bills that are much higher than they anticipated, new research suggests. The problem is that most patients do not actually choose these doctors with the highest markups, allowing them… Continue reading The High Cost of “Surprise” Medical Bills
Medical Information and the Web
Medical researchers who evaluated content on almost 200 websites of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found that the information on IPF from these sites was often incomplete, inaccurate and outdated. The study, “Accuracy and Reliability of Internet Resources for Information on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis” highlights the need for the medical community to continually reassess the accuracy of… Continue reading Medical Information and the Web
Advice on Mid-Air Medical Emergencies
Health care practitioners who are traveling need to plan ahead in case of a mid-air medical emergency, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Such emergencies present especially complicated situations for physicians and other health-care providers. “We want physicians to think in advance about the situation,” said the article’s senior… Continue reading Advice on Mid-Air Medical Emergencies
Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Third Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Third Week