Last week, DEA agents seized a quarter ounce of medical marijuana on its way from the Flathead Valley to Missoula, Montana via UPS. The caregiver and the patient were registered and complying with the rules of Montana's state medical marijuana program. So far, no federal charges have been filed, but the patient's medicine was confiscated (stolen). picked by cthulhuguru 2 years ago

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center agrees to $1 million settlement for it's Christian like act of dumping patient on skid row. picked by pfortnerhaus 6 months ago

The recent years has seen an upsurge in the number of US citizens opting for medical treatment at offshore locations such as India, Singapore, Bangkok and Thailand. Most medical procedures in these countries are conducted at one-tenth of the cost of a similar procedure at the United States. picked by victoriou 2 years ago

Medical myths can prevent us from focusing clearly on the real issues and our options. They can even be deadly. TODAY chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman says that “two of our greatest enemies in the battle against life-threatening disease are ignorance and the personal beliefs we bring into the doctor's office.” picked by karenben 6 months ago

A Mount Sinai Medical Center employee surrendered Wednesday after police say he performed oral sex on a male patient who was just waking up from anesthesia following surgery.

*Thumbnail is actual mouth from story picked by doggylives 6 months ago

This is about as evil as it comes - when doctors resort to fraud or abuse of helpless persons in the name of scientific progress. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimates that treating the nation's 10 most expensive medical conditions cost nearly $500 billion in 2005, the most recent year for which data has been compiled. picked by kirbykirst 10 months ago

A severely-ill patient on a strict 'soft food diet' choked to death at a Birmingham hospital after nurses gave him toast. The court was even told that the nurses "believed it was the patient's basic human rights" to have toast if he demanded it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. picked by wags273 11 months ago