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Way Too Many Doctors Are Prescribing Antibiotics In Error, Study Says
By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times About 7 in 10 patients who go to a doctor seeking treatment for acute bronchitis wind up leaving their appointment with a prescription for an antibiotic, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That’s a problem, the study authors say, because the ideal prescription […]
May 20, 2014
More U.S. Consumers Are Seeking Medical Care, Report Shows
By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times A historic slowdown in U.S. health care spending in recent years may be drawing to a close. An industry report published this week and health care experts point to a steady rise in medical care being sought by consumers seeing specialists, getting more prescriptions filled and visiting the hospital. Other […]
April 15, 2014