George Bush Discusses Medical Liability Reform | Political Video | George W. Bush Video Archive

Based on a tip from Tom Baker’s book The Medical Malpractice Myth,” I found some video of then President Bush (43) arguing the following:

Many of the costs that we’re talking about don’t start in an examining room or an operating room. They start in a courtroom. (Applause.) What’s happening all across this country is that lawyers are filing baseless suits against hospitals and doctors. That’s just a plain fact. (Applause.) And they’re doing it for a simple reason. They know the medical liability system is tilted in their favor. (Applause.) Jury awards in medical liability cases have skyrocketed in recent years. That means every claim filed by a personal injury lawyer brings the chance of a huge payoff or a profitable settlement out of court. That’s what that means. Doctors and hospitals realize this. They know it’s expensive to fight a lawsuit, even if it doesn’t have any merit. And because the system is so unpredictable, there is a constant risk of being hit by a massive jury award. So doctors end up paying tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle claims out of court, even when they know they have done nothing wrong.

He was, as we shall see, exactly, oppositely wrong.

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New Keri Hilson...

Really like this

Piles Ft. Keri Hilson – Medicine

‘I’ll be your prescription
Come and take a dose of me
Once you get a dose of me
You’ll think that I’m ya medicine’

xo

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Untimely cut on NHS IT system in pre-Budget report

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The latest move in Whitehall to claw back some of the huge amounts of money spent to save the banking system and tackle the recession, is to reduce funding and scope of the NHS IT system.

Now, this has definitely not been a perfect project, with delays, imperfect implementation and large costs. However, results are beginning to bear fruit. Most hospitals have digital radiology (X-rays, CT, MRI, etc…). Nearly all GP practices are computerised. Hospitals that are hooked onto the main computer system can now request scans + tests all online, resulting in huge time savings. The initial interface is constantly being modfied to increase functionality, and finally staff are becoming familiar with its workings (which itself improves efficiency).

In view of the above, it seems incredibly short-sighted to pull the plug on this long-term and promising project. Then again, long-term sentiments don’t win short-term elections…

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Take the poll: Are women people?

Senator Ben Nelson has said he doesn’t want people to lose coverage under health care reform.

But he’s also said he wants to offer an abortion coverage ban amendment to the Senate health reform bill that is similar to the dangerous Stupak amendment. It would take away women’s ability to purchase coverage for abortion care with their own funds in the health insurance exchanges and the public plan.

Join me in taking the poll – Are women people?

Then sign the petition.

(Thanks, Jender-Mom!)

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Exams - Just a Week & Half More

Just a week and half more that’s all there’s left.

Just Opthalmology & E.N.T.

Just ten more days & I’m scott free whooee!!

Just ten more days & I can take a break,

Though a short fortnight it may only be.

Just a week and half more that’s all there’s left.

Opthal  & ENT will ready be?

Epide-, physio-, Patho-, signs & sympts,

Neglect thee not my differentials too,

Tests, Treat, Prognose, my bread and butter be.

Just a week and half more that’s all there’s left

Oh God what have I done with all my time!

More material to burn in time there is,

much less hope to actually read it all,

Oh God I really can’t afford to fail!

(Just something it thought up in the shower’s this morning before I went for this morning’s papers…)

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Age of Personalized Medicine: New Blog

I was glad to share the new blog of the Human Genome Organisation with you a few weeks ago. Now here is the new blog of the Age of Personalized Medicine which is a quality website dedicated to the possible implications of personalized medicine.

Welcome to The Age of Personalized Medicine Blog! Each week, our expert contributors will address the most pressing science and policy issues of the day that are shaping the future of personalized medicine.

Tomorrow, Amy Miller of the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) will share her thoughts on the intersection of personalized medicine and comparative effectiveness research, and highlight the topics being discussed at the Comparative Effectiveness Research and Personalized Medicine: Policy, Science, and Business conference in Washington, D.C. We invite you to join the discussion!

Though both blogs are good initiatives, there is a clear difference between them. The difference is Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei who is the official editor of HUGO Matters and one of the best genetic bloggers in the whole blogosphere. No matter how fantastic experts write entries for a blog if the blog itself doesn’t have an editor who is an expert in managing blogs. You can be proficient in writing articles for scientific journals or news sites, but it doesn’t mean you are a good blogger as well.

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Vitamin D and Heart Disease

From the Times of India

Right from the health of your immune system to prevention of heart disease
and even vulnerability to influenza, vitamin D is now seen as one of the most critical nutrients for overall health.

But it is also one of those most likely to be deficient – especially during winter when production of the “sunshine vitamin” almost grinds to a halt for people.

Analogs of the vitamin are even being considered for use as new therapies against tuberculosis, AIDS, and other concerns.

And federal experts are considering an increase in the recommended daily intake of the vitamin as more evidence of its value emerges, especially for the elderly.

“About 70 percent of the population of the United States has insufficient levels of vitamin D. This is a critical issue as we learn more about the many roles it may play in fighting infection, balancing your immune response, helping to address autoimmune problems, and even preventing heart disease,” said Adrian Gombart, a principal investigator with the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

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