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Sure, it's not the 1960's, we have Human Resource departments and rules about sexism but I suggest that there still are many forms of covert sexism in our healthcare centers.

Sure, it's not the 1960's, we have Human Resource departments and rules about sexism but I suggest that there still are many forms of covert sexism in our healthcare centers.

My own experience how I was billed, or more appropriately fleeced, for $159 Dollars after the eye doctor billed me for "Photo" of my eye that I never asked for , was not informed about, wasn't required, and was not paid for by my insurance. Please be careful and be informed. Even I was taken for ride by a fellow physician.

My own experience how I was billed, or more appropriately fleeced, for $159 Dollars after the eye doctor billed me for "Photo" of my eye that I never asked for , was not informed about, wasn't required, and was not paid for by my insurance. Please be careful and be informed. Even I was taken for ride by a fellow physician.

Through numerous interviews with physicians and patients I suggest that Stupid Rich People, who feel that more testing and more procedures results in better outcomes, are hurting themselves and driving up the cost of healthcare. These "Stupid Rich People" should be entitled to receive objective and science-based medical care. Their selfishness leaves them ripe for the duplicitous doctors "caring" for them who are all to willing to do unnecessary tests and procedures.

Companies like Press Ganey are now selling the idea that patient surveys, and the consequences of bad ratings for the doctor, will result in improved patient care and better outcomes. If you don't realize where this story is going, here it is in just six minutes.

Companies like Press Ganey are now selling the idea that patient surveys, and the consequences of bad ratings for the doctor, will result in improved patient care and better outcomes. If you don't realize where this story is going, here it is in just six minutes.

Two nurses talk about the day they were assaulted and how poorly they were treated by their hospital and the system. Both have not worked since. We want to Stop Assaults On Medical Providers!

Two nurses talk about the day they were assaulted and how poorly they were treated by their hospital and the system. Both have not worked since. We want to Stop Assaults On Medical Providers!

Like most new devices that require technical expertise the Watchman device can help thousands reduce their risk of stroke. But the device is new, the learning curve to be good at implanting it is significant, and there are too many doctors offering this complex procedure with not enough experience and ability.

Like most new devices that require technical expertise the Watchman device can help thousands reduce their risk of stroke. But the device is new, the learning curve to be good at implanting it is significant, and there are too many doctors offering this complex procedure with not enough experience and ability.

In the 1990s a new type of stress test was developed that could be done in just half the time of the usual nuclear stress test. The only problem, that the patients were not told, is that it would result in an exposure of radiation equal to an additional 140 x-rays.

In the 1990s a new type of stress test was developed that could be done in just half the time of the usual nuclear stress test. The only problem, that the patients were not told, is that it would result in an exposure of radiation equal to an additional 140 x-rays.

The story of Foxglove, William Withering and Big Pharma.

The story of Foxglove, William Withering and Big Pharma.