Monday, September 23, 2019
Clinicians of all kinds have a tough job on their hands. This is known. However, it can sometimes be hard to prepare for issues that we have little training in. For example, settling a fearful or difficult patient who may be rightfully worried about what is happening to them, or how they should react. This
[ Read More ]More than 40 million people worldwide are deemed palliative each year and yet it’s estimated only around 14% receive the palliative care they need. Palliative medicine provides medical care to one who has a serious illness. It most often refers to hospice, comfort care, and end-of-life situations. Dedicated healthcare professionals around the world are working
[ Read More ]An enlarged prostate is a medical condition that is common in men as they age. If you have an enlarged prostate, you will experience the urgent or frequent need to urinate, difficulty when starting to urinate, and the inability to completely empty your bladder. Once untreated, an enlarged prostate can lead to urinary tract infection
[ Read More ]What is an AED used for and why should you have a certification? Click here to learn everything you need to know about AEDs! Prior to the 1960s, individuals who fell over from a heart attack didn’t have a prayer of surviving their malady. But thanks to innovative thinkers like resuscitation pioneers Drs. Kouwenhoven, Safar,
[ Read More ]Every October the NFL and countless other organizations go pink for breast cancer awareness. April is Autism Awareness Month. We constantly hear about general heart health, dental health (and how it affects the heart), and we’re presented with facts and statistics about alcoholism and drug abuse, especially opioids. There are conditions out there, however, that
[ Read More ]When you give birth to a baby boy, one of the crucial things you might ask is whether to have the baby circumcised. Circumcision is the process of removing the foreskin from the penis. Most baby boys are circumcised 2 to 3 days after delivery. Others get it after several years, while some are never
[ Read More ]Do you ever struggle to follow conversations, especially in loud spaces, or hear complaints from loved ones that your television is just too loud? These are signs you could be suffering from hearing loss. Contrary to popular belief, this is a very common condition, which can affect anyone of any age. Although we mostly associate
[ Read More ]When you’re suffering from sleeping problems, CPAP technology can help. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP refers to a treatment using mild air pressure that continuously keeps the airways open. It results in proper breathing, most especially for people who are suffering from sleep apnea, which is a serious sleep disorder wherein the airway is
[ Read More ]We all know that care coordination is fundamental to improving the quality and accessibility of care. We also realize that on paper, care coordination looks fairly easy- just the integrated efforts of primary care physicians, specialists, nurses, health coaches and all the caregivers. As the amount of healthcare data increases and as patients find themselves
[ Read More ]Around two decades ago, health care in the United States cost an average of $2800 per person. Ten years later, that figure had shot up to $4700 per person. Over the years, the cost of health care has risen as high as $10,345. At a time when the perceived value of care had dropped down,
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