Category: Letters to the Editor

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has illegally cornered the market for a key component of rigid contact lenses, ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein reports.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dear Mr. McCurdy, On behalf of the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), I would like to clarify some inaccurate and misleading information presented in the article, “Dramatic Rise in Autologous Therapy Spurs Interest in Private Blood Banking,” which was published on July 28.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We agree with author Ken Bukowski when he says that emergency departments are a vital part of our community and a lifesaving resource. Although we advise patients on when to seek emergency care, we would never tell them when NOT to seek it. This sends a dangerous public health message and can be very harmful to patients. The fact of the matter is, many may not realize they are having a “true emergency” until they are examined by an emergency physician.