CMG Law

12/22/2023

06/07/2023

Good afternoon,

Quinn writes today about a shortage of chemotherapy drugs affecting patients in the state of Washington. What is behind the shortage, and what can be done about it?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/cancer-drug-shortage/

https://youtu.be/VpZE0pcd0n8

05/05/2023

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Heart failure is a leading cause of death in the US. Troublingly, the rate of heart failure is higher in rural areas. What’s behind this disparity, and what is being done about it?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/rural-areas-have-a-higher-risk-of-heart-failure/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpexyL0_cl4

04/26/2023

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Carl-Erich writes today about the evolving demographics of surgical residency classes. What was not too long ago a practice dominated by White men has seen dramatic changes.

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/surgical-residency-classes-see-big-changes/

04/20/2023

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Quinn writes today about duodenoscopes. They're used to view the upper portion of a patient's GI tract. The thing is, they are notoriously difficult to clean. Scopes with disposable parts come with their own problems.

What gives, and what can be done about it? https://cmglaw.com/duodenoscopes-are-still-a-health-risk/

04/12/2023

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Quinn writes today about black boxes, or flight data recorders. We have them in airplanes, and there now exist black boxes for operating rooms. If they record all the data from the medical monitoring equipment, they should be beneficial to build efficient and safety operating rooms. Why aren’t we seeing blackbox information in malpractice cases?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/black-box/

https://youtu.be/7KJFSh4SUkg

04/03/2023

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Gene writes today about artificial intelligence in medicine. One AI scored well on a sample US Medical Licensing Examination. How will this translate to human clinicians with patients in front of them?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/will-ai-give-superpowers-to-doctors/

https://youtu.be/62q32Mm0pws

03/30/2023

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Quinn wrote recently about prescription medications and the dangers of polypharmacy. What does this mean for patients, and what can be done from a provider's standpoint?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/how-many-medications-is-too-many/

03/22/2023

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Gene writes today about recent changes by the FDA in reporting mammography results to patients. Many states already had laws requiring patients be informed they have dense breast tissue and what it could mean. This rule that will go into force next year will compel a similar type disclosure across the country.

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/mammography-reporting-requirements/

https://youtu.be/t_H5tULHCJs

03/15/2023

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Tyler writes today about prostate cancer treatment. The guidelines for the past twelve years have changed a number of times. A recent study recommends that, in fact, surveillance may be the best course of “treatment” for many men with prostate cancer. Why the back and forth?

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/sometimes-surveillance-is-the-safest-choice/

https://youtu.be/8ZoBLYmSVrY

03/08/2023

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Carl-Erich writes today about Medigap insurance that crops up in cases now and then. If people get the coverage they need, then great. But some perks offered by insurers put their brokers and agents interests adverse to the those of the folks they’re selling policies to.

Read here to learn more: https://cmglaw.com/medigap-sales-incentives/

https://youtu.be/wiuGHegt1X4