This is why #fat shaming can have tragic consequences.
If this sort of #weight-based #medical bias happens to any of y'all, politely tell the #doctor (during your visit) that you want them to write in your file that they are refusing ordering tests for you because of your current weight. This usually causes them to order the test anyways because they do NOT want a malpractice suit. Remember: You want to make a paper trail to hold them #accountable.
This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”
After Dr. Caitlin Hicks and her team revealed that some #doctors appeared to be overusing lucrative vascular procedures, performing them on patients who may not have needed them, they received hostile pushback from across the profession.
The #HospitalAppealBoard has found that Dr. Theresa Szezepaniak's #refusal of the shot in 2021 amounted to neglect of her obligations as a #hospitalist at #RoyalInlandHospital & the decision to take action on her privileges was appropriate.
A #Houston#hospital is investigating whether a #doctor altered a #transplant list to make his patients ineligible for care. A disproportionate number of them have died while waiting for new #organs.
#MemorialHermann-Texas Med Ctr in #Houston, where Bynon oversaw both liver & kidney #transplant prgs, abruptly shut those down in the past wk while looking into allegations.
Thurs, the #medical ctr, a UTexas teaching #hospital, said it had found evidence a #doctor in its liver transplant prg had effectively denied patients transplants by changing recs. Ofcls ID’d the dr as Bynon, who is employed by U #Texas#Health#Science Ctr & has lead Mem Hermann’s abdominal transplant prg since 2011.
The #NHScrisis takes many forms... and #toxic management & staff relations is one (more).
In a defunded, stressed #healthservice, with staff burning out & over-worked (due to unfilled jobs), we can expect inter-personal relations to become strained (to say the least).
In this case, a #female#doctor was driven to take her own life, triggered by a delay in removing herself from a toxic work environment.
Whatever the local issues, behind this is (still) #tory wrecking!
If you're a #doctor who reads the Canadian Healthcare Network/#Medical Post, you might want to respond to this poll. Also, the comments are somewhat diverse.
The poll question is: Do physicians have an ethical obligation to mask up when seeing vulnerable patients?
Dr. Mohammad Harara, whom NBC News has been following since December, joined an estimated 1 million displaced Gazans crammed in the southern border town.
has anybody ever received a #medical#diagnosis where the #doctor told you that your illness will likely cause a significant reduction in your #lifespan? Not that you are dying, but that you likely will not live to be an old person? How did you deal with this news? How do you handle that?
If you're a #doctor or in a related #health or #healthcare profession, consider following the group @medmastodon for news, etc.
The group could use more followers to become more effective. And use #MedMastodon in posts too for wider reach in that area. Also #IDmastodon for infectious #diseases.
“I’m actually shocked,” said Jyothi Jayaraman, who quit her job at a Vancouver hospice, May’s Place, because it stopped providing MAID once it was taken over by #ProvidenceHealth.
"The #Medical Sector in #Gaza is not on the verge of collapse anymore, it has already collapsed,” a #Jordanian#doctor who recently returned from Gaza said.
The doctor Mohammad Amro was volunteering in a main hospital in war torn Gaza and said,”The situation there is #catastrophic.”
Waiting rooms, who loves them? I know everyone loves them, all the people you meet then ignore and forget.. Well wouldn't it be nice to have a conversation starter in your waiting room?
The last time my #doctor asked me what foods I ate, I responded:
"GMOs, dairy and sometimes a bit of fructose." Oh, and wheat.
I don't know why she started giggling uncontrollably. 🤔
Russians bombard hospital in Kherson, killing doctor and injuring nurse (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Russians attacked Kherson once again on 1 August and struck a healthcare facility, killing one doctor and injuring a nurse.
Palestinian doctor flees hospital stormed by IDF only to go back to work in overcrowded Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
Dr. Mohammad Harara, whom NBC News has been following since December, joined an estimated 1 million displaced Gazans crammed in the southern border town.