Doctors

Doctor Error: One in five don’t own up (but most Canadians do)

One in five doctors admit they would not own up to a medical error to the victim or next-of-kin if it resulted in the patient’s death. more »

Diagnostics: They’re wrong, inaccurate or just too late

Doctors have become increasingly reliant on high-tech diagnostic equipment, but it’s so inaccurate or used so badly that it accounts for 59 per cent of all insurance claims against doctors. more »

Doctors: OK, so just some are bullies

As it’s our 300th E-news bulletin (hooray), we thought it was appropriate to make a timely apology. A few doctors, who are sick and tired of being tarred with the same brush, have taken us to task fo... more »

Bullying Doctors: It’s how they were taught

Ever wondered why doctors tend to bully and belittle you? It’s because they had just the same treatment dished out to them while they were at medical school. more »

Let's Work Together: A shocking idea for doctors

Here’s a novel idea. The General Medical Council, which regulates doctors in the UK, has come up with new practice guidelines that recommend for the first time that the doctor work with the patient. more »

Drug Reporting: It’s 10 times below the expected rate set by WHO

When a new drug comes on the market, everyone expects the prescribing doctor to report any adverse reactions in his patients. Unfortunately he doesn’t, as a new study has discovered. more »

Doctor Error: One-third of hospital doctors make ‘major mistake’ every year

A third of all hospital doctors make at least one major mistake – which may harm the patient or even result in his death – every year, a new study has discovered. more »

No Free Lunch: Docs take arms against drug company ‘incentives’

OK, it’s time to come clean. Not all doctors are bad guys, despite our title. In fact, there’s a group of them in America and the UK who’ve formed themselves into a great little organisation called... more »

Your Prescription: Nobody knows, except the regulator, a large corporation, and drug companies

You might reasonably assume that the treatment that your doctor prescribes for you in his surgery is as private as the confessional. But, of course, you’d be wrong. The information is passed to heal... more »

Doctor What? One in four patients can’t read

Everyone knows about doctors’ bad, often indecipherable, handwriting. But a new problem has come to light – many patients can’t read at all (and if you’re one of them, you’re probably not reading thi... more »

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