California Welcomes 876 New Laws With the New Year
California Welcomes 876 New Laws With the New Year
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AB 439 declares intent to amend the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) to “continue to protect patient privacy” while encouraging the “appropriate exchange of health care information between providers, plans, and other business …
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The sheep herd factor and ganja
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This is illustrated by Dr Manley West and Dr Albert Lockhart, the originators of Canasol, Asmasol and Cantimol for the treatment of glaucoma and asthma. It must, however, be emphasised, according to Dr Lockhart, "in our … use of ganja would be akin …
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Judge Robb will seek re-election
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During that time, Robb has been involved in the development and presides over the Mental Health docket, also known as the Successful Treatment And Recovery (STAR) program. The court and other agencies work together to help those with drug abuse, …
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When someone is almost addicted to a substance, will there be withdrawal in treatment process? – J. Wesley “Wes” Boyd, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a staff psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and at Children’s Hospital in Boston. For more answers from Dr. Boyd: talkabouthealth.com At Children’s Hospital, Dr. Boyd works in the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program. At CHA, he is a psychiatrist for one of the principle training and teaching teams and works closely with psychiatry residents and medical students, along with staff members and trainees in various other mental health disciplines. Dr. Boyd currently teaches medical ethics to first year Harvard medical students as well as residents in psychiatry at Harvard. He also teaches a popular freshman seminar at Harvard College entitled “Psychology of Religion.” He writes for both lay and academic audiences on issues of health care justice as well as humanistic aspects of medicine. Dr. Boyd’s writing has appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, the Boston Globe, Time.com, and Huffingtonpost.com, among other media outlets. His work has been reported by Time, the Wall Street Journal, CBS, CNN, as well as numerous other major media outlets. Dr. Boyd’s first consumer health book is Almost Addicted: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Drug Use a Problem?, which is part of The Almost Effect series from Harvard Medical School.