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Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms
By Gina Kolata / New York Times / February 11, 2014 Source: Miller AB, et al….
Too Much Mammography
Source: BMJ 2014;348:g1403 February 11, 2014 The editorial accompanying the Canadian National Breast Cancer Screening Trial report in…
Lead Author of Canadian Study Refutes ACR and SBI Criticisms
Anthony B. Miller,* Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto and lead author of the BMJ report of the Canadian…
Good Samaritan Regional Med Center – September 12, 2014
“Breast Cancer Screening’s Triple O: Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment, Overutilization”A presentation to the medical staff than included a 3-year update of the…
Overdiagnosis increases with Age from 30% to 80% for Favorable Biologies
By Donald R. Lannin, M.D. and Shiyi Wang, M.D., Ph.D. The recent article by Welch et al.1 in the Journal showed clearly…
Income and Cancer Overdiagnosis When Too Much Care Is Harmful
By H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H. (who gave the Pease Symposium presentation in Bend in 2014) and Elliott S….
Recreational Marijuana: Implications for Medical Practice
Marijuana-related emergency room visits in Central Oregon have increased by 1,967 percent in recent years, according…
Marijuana Impact Report Vol. 1 from the State of Washington – March 2016
The 143 page report is the most complete impact assessment available to date by the 3…
In Favor of Firearms
Excerpts from The Bulletin’s My Nickel’s Worth and In My View in favor of firearms Cars and hammers also kill by Thomas…
Gun Debate Extends Teach of Colorado Recall Races
New York Times / September 3. 2013 Also published by The Bulletin COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Mayor Michael…
Proposed Gun Control Legislation Seems to do Little
The Editors / The Bulletin / Jan 11, 2014 Oregon state Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, is…
Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control
By Erica Goode / New York Times / December 15, 2013 GREELEY, Colo. … Colorado’s package of…
Gun Rights and Pot’s Acceptance Collide
By Chad Garland / The Associated Press / February 6, 2014 SALEM Getting caught with a…
Oregon is One of Only 11 States That Passed No Legislation on Gun Control
State Gun Laws Enacted in the Year Since Newtown / New York Times / December 10,…
Gun Control Hearing is Emotionally Charged
By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin / Feb 7, 2014 SALEM Armed state police officers stood…
Record Gun Production During Obama Term as Buyers Stock Up
By Del Quentin Wilber / Bloomberg News / February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON U.S. gun makers led…
Don’t Blame Weapon in Suicide
By Zeke Duge of Sisters / My Nickel’s Worth / The Bulletin / Mar 15, 2014…
Gun Proposal (in Medford) Being Studied (and Shot Down)
The Associated Press / Mar 18, 2014 MEDFORD The Ashland City Council oversaw a public hearing…
Airsoft Wars – A Safe Game?
Young participants, parents say rules keep play safe, fun BEND, Ore. – The call of the…
M.I.T. and Other Colleges Accept Gun Lobby $
By Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post / March 15, 2015 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. In between completing…
Gun Bill Should Be Defeated
By Stephen Clark, a Bend resident / In My View / The Bulletin /Apr 3, 2015 If…
First medical residency program in the works for Central Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University is in the early stages of creating what is expected to…
Make sacrifices now for our kids
Oregon school buildings closed early in the coronavirus pandemic because we know children are drivers of…
St. Charles staff may not criticize quality of hospital care publicly
Hospital board claims members of medical staff support standing gag orderBy Erik Lukens, The Bulletin Editor…