Month: November 2017

(Snippets from the frontline) When is a bribe not a bribe? When it is a campaign contribution from special interest lobbyists. Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.

(Snippets from the frontline) Glowing in the dark When you have an x-ray procedure, the doctor or technician wears a badge to detect radiation and prevent overdose. By law, the … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline on Thanksgiving Day) Thankful for a high school education The company was re-locating from Maryland but valued his tool-making skills, so they brought Ralph H. Ruud … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Pointing fingers We now know our present opiate crisis came not only from illegal foreign drug cartel distribution, but primarily from legally sanctioned and organized American … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Home, your comfort zone The majority of elders seniors pass away in a hospital or nursing home.  My patients want to die at home. Home is … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Should hospitals employ doctors? Not legally in California.  Why?  Because they are afraid profiteering hospital administrators might dangle the salary of employed doctors forcing harmful patient … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Ron – the unknown soldier He was 60 years old when he passed away from a rare cancer on November 1st. Not ever in the military, … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) The other pain reliever My pain management patients use opiates (DEA “Schedule 2”) to make it through the day.  I don’t see any of them abusing … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Beyond the realm of modern medicine She was 90 years old and admitted with a stroke.  Two weeks before, her rent increased, so she cut her … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Older and sicker stay shorter When an elder senior is admitted to a hospital, Medicare pays a flat fee based on diagnosis to cover the length … Continue Reading →