Stan Gardner M.D.
Stan Gardner M.D.
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As Home IVs Grow, Medicare Patients Miss Out

October 28th, 2008 · 5:53 AM

An article in the Wall Street Journal describes the new woes taking place with Medicare:

Insurance companies have shifted IV therapies to an out-patient basis (in an effort to save money and as a convenience to patients). But as of yet, Medicare has not followed suit. This means that instead of spending $150-200 per day [...]

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Superbugs and How They Can Harm You

September 22nd, 2008 · 7:48 PM

Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2008
Virulent Foe Defies Hospitals’ War on ‘Superbugs’

Another complication of antibiotic use.
Clostridium difficile is an intestinal organism that causes tremendous gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, perforated bowels and death. When I went to medical school, it was uncommon and easy to treat. Today it has morphed into a more virulent form, does [...]

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