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Letters: Oregon's medical marijuana lawThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USASB465 merely allows employers to fire medical cannabis patients for testing positive for marijuana, even though a positive test may result if the patient ...See all stories on this topic

Community connectionsGainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USAShands at AGH is starting a new patient-focused program called the "Patient Advocate Liaison (PAL) Program." This program will have volunteers visiting ...See all stories on this topic


Proposals to Force More Involuntary Treatment Stir DebateBy Anti-Psychiatry(Anti-Psychiatry) mentally ill student who did not receive mandated treatment, many mental health advocates have called for a lower standard for involuntary treatment and easier access to patient records for determining a person's treatment. ...Anti-Psychiatry - http://community.livejournal.com/antipsychiatry/

Feb 09, 2008 HALF OF AMERICANS DON'T GET SECOND OPINIONPatient Alert: New Study Finds Most Organ Transplant Patients are Unaware of their Increased Risk for Skin Cancer http://www.aad.org/media/background/news/skincancer_2008_02_01_patient.html . John W. Walsh Thanks RT "Heroes" for Their ...COPD Pulmonary rehab' advocate & AFTER - http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1

Russian RouletteBy Ilene Corina,(Ilene Corina,) Another Patient dies from surgery but even worse, the patient never needed the surgery? https://www.news12.com/NewCDA/articles/media_pop?region=LI&id=207015 I would like to think that this is a terrible accident but I don't think so. ...Rants of a Patient Safety Advocate - http://patientsafetyadvocate.blogspot.com/

The Washington Post addresses forced treatmentBy rickpdx mentally ill student who did not receive mandated treatment, many mental health advocates have called for a lower standard for involuntary treatment and easier access to patient records for determining a person’s treatment. ...moon soup (no bowl, no moon) - http://rickpdx.wordpress.com

The doctor is in: Physicians specialize in hospital careA specialty that emphasizes hospital patient care and easing the workload of primary care physicians is one of the fastest growing medical practices in the country.The Advocate - Local News - http://www.norwalkadvocate.com/news/local/?track=rss

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