Tuesday, June 18, 2019
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a potentially life-threatening, chronic condition that’s caused by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. By damaging the immune system, this virus interferes with the body’s ability to fight off organisms that cause disease. This virus can be sexually transmitted, spread by encountering infected blood, or transmitted from mother to child through
[ Read More ]Employers may not see it this way at first, but it’s potentially much cheaper to provide onsite health screenings for your employees than not. For one reason or another, your workers believe they have no time to visit audiologists or other health practitioners in their community. Unhealthy employees can lead to poor working conditions, injuries,
[ Read More ]Joint replacement surgery, or arthroplasty, is substitution of the affected joint with the artificial implant. This type of surgery pursues a few aims. The first one is the alleviation of the disturbing symptoms, like pain and stiffness. The second one is restoring the normal extremity function, avoiding any possible postoperative limitations. Advances in the orthopedic
[ Read More ]Reasons for Joint Problems There are numerous diseases and musculoskeletal conditions that are associated with joint pain, including leukemia, fibromyalgia, back pain, and connective tissue disorder. Likely the most common reason for joint discomfort is some form of arthritis. If you begin to experience pain in your joints, make sure you go to the doctor
[ Read More ]For any entrepreneur in the healthcare sector, the fundamentals are always in relation to one thing, the welfare of the patient. Whether you are running a healthcare business or a more specialized one, like a dental practice, it’s important that you run it with a modicum of common sense like you would a business, but
[ Read More ]Cybersecurity has largely garnered attention for all the wrong reasons over the past 10 years. From Yahoo to Target to Equifax, it’s the lack of adequate security that had made headlines and sparked conversations. For many, the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the great equalizer against cybercriminals. Those that advocate its use in cybersecurity
[ Read More ]Since 2016, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) have been changing the healthcare reimbursement landscape. Now, providers have largely adjusted to the new rules, are meeting the reporting requirements, and have turned their attention to finding ways to improve their performance. eClinicalWorks is here to help. To
[ Read More ]One of the most remarkable events in the area of microbial ecology in recent years has been the rise and development of metagenomics, defined as “ the direct genetic analysis of genomes contained with an environmental sample.” Metagenomics essentially allows scientists to access the functional gene composition of microbial communities, providing much more information than in the
[ Read More ]We came to this world through two wonderful people. These two persons are our parents. As we already know by now, they took in a lot of pain and endured so much sacrifices to give us a comfortable life. They sacrificed their luxury, comfort, and happiness just to make sure that we grow in a
[ Read More ]Campomelic dysplasia is a rear yet severe genetic disorder (1 in every 40,000 births) that affects the growth of the skeleton and reproductive system. And, in fact, this medical condition is more severe and life-threatening in the newborn period. The term Campomelic is derived from the Greek words for “curved limb.” Under this state, the
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