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• Pain clinic doctor tied to 68 deaths

  Tue Jun 15, 2010
  • Too bad he made bad decisions on prescribing ... it hurts people with legitimate issues.

• Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers

  Fri May 28, 2010
  • that was mean native, but honestly I can see the catch. I don't understand why your employer blamed you. If the script had the other doc's name on it, how the heck could you type it on the label?

• Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers

  Fri May 28, 2010
  • Yes, I was wondering why pharmacists don't scan the upc code to doublecheck. The first person accepting the script could type it in. The person filling should scan the code. There should be a match!

• Biggest radiation threat is due to medical scans

  Mon Jun 14, 2010
  • Dr. Higgins, I agree, but logically it makes sense to minimize your exposure when you can. I have had three abdominal CAT scans, three head, and multiple barium series. Now if I can get the same results with an MRI, and I am willing to pay for it, is that a bad thing?

• Biggest radiation threat is due to medical scans

  Mon Jun 14, 2010
  • I would gladly pay the cost difference for an MRI over a CAT scan if I were allowed to and the alternative was practical for my diagnosis. Of course, I would think that my insurance would say no anyway, it's just to complicated for them ;(. I had to have a colonscopy before the MRI!

• These billionaires went from rags to richest

  Thu May 20, 2010
  • I was born to a teenage mom who ended up on welfare (she had to divorce because he was abusive). I made my sacrifice working 60+ hours a week instead of college, and boy am I sorry. Sometimes we don't know quite where to make those sacrifices. Back in school now:)

• The best and worst paying jobs in America

  Tue May 25, 2010
  • My friend got his school loans paid off (medical doctor) when he signed a contract with a hospital... so there are perks.

• The best and worst paying jobs in America

  Tue May 25, 2010
  • I went to the ER for spraining my hand and and they charged ten bucks for 2 tylenol.

• The best and worst paying jobs in America

  Tue May 25, 2010
  • Lloyd, do you think you should earn more than any other postgrad? For example, a PhD of microbiology, psychology? I mean we're not talking double or triple... we're talking 6 times that of any other 8 year degree...

• The best and worst paying jobs in America

  Tue May 25, 2010
  • I thought doctors got paid for residency? At least my friend did. He also doesn't pay 100K in malpractice... it's more like 20K (though I'm sure surgeons pay much more).