Chiropractic Danger
Strokes are devastating. It is important to evaluate how much you trust your chiropractor and if that’s really the treatment you want before making that appointment. Continue reading Chiropractic Danger
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X-Ray Selfies and Uber-Docs: A Glimpse of Medicine’s (Near) Future
Dr. Eric Topol wants patients to own their own health data. The tech-loving cardiologist-turned-genomics professor from the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, CA has been popping up a lot lately, in op-eds and at health technology conferences. In … Continue reading X-Ray Selfies and Uber-Docs: A Glimpse of Medicine’s (Near) Future
ConsumerLab vs. Labdoor: Rating the Supplement Rating Sites
Image via ConsumerReports.com The sheer volume and variety of dietary supplement products now available to our patients is enough to boggle even the most well-informed mind. They vary very widely in their price points, their quality of manufacture, and the … Continue reading ConsumerLab vs. Labdoor: Rating the Supplement Rating Sites
Unhealthy Air, Unhealthy lungs, Unhealthy Communities
Image via CityMetric.com Low-income individuals are also often less equipped to adapt to climate stressors. Urban communities of color often have reduced access to alternate housing, food, water, cooling, or transportation in the event of a weather emergency. Continue reading Unhealthy Air, Unhealthy lungs, Unhealthy Communities
Health professionals volunteer their services when the ACA isn’t enough
At the recent national meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP), I dropped in on a session about medical volunteering. I thought I might hear about an interesting opportunity to volunteer in Africa, or South America perhaps. Instead, the first presentation was about volunteering at a free clinic-in America. The physician in charge spoke of an impressive roster of staff-physicians, nurses, medical assistants, who, amazingly, all worked for free to support no-cost healthcare. Free clinics are wonderful and an important part of the fledgling healthcare infrastructure in economically struggling areas, but should not be necessary in a wealthy country. … Continue reading Health professionals volunteer their services when the ACA isn’t enough
Why it might be hard to find a medical marijuana doctor
Many doctors have a difficult time with marijuana as medication, and consider doctors who prescribe it as second-class citizens. These doctors fear that they will enable recreational drug use, that patients will abuse medical cards to get drugs for friends and that patients will lie to them to get a card. Continue reading Why it might be hard to find a medical marijuana doctor
Why are medical bills so hard to understand?
It’s come to this: healthcare entities have so successfully bamboozled American consumers with their wacky bills and lack of pricing transparency, compounded with robbing middle-class Paul to pay uninsured Peter, that a chirpy contest for entrepreneurs-yes, a call for people to start an entire business to decode medical bills-is the best chance the American people have. Continue reading Why are medical bills so hard to understand?
The 5 TV Medical Myths That Drive Real-Life Doctors Crazy
Medicine seeps into television shows of all kinds: Hospital dramas, crime procedurals and even supernatural series rely on the dramatic device of illness or injury to create suspense. But the real-life doctors who advise Hollywood on medical matters prefer that you don’t bring expectations for fictional care into real-world emergency rooms. Continue reading The 5 TV Medical Myths That Drive Real-Life Doctors Crazy
Why electronic medical records are a disaster for some docs
One big reason doctors and hospitals have adopted EHRs is money. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized Medicare to pay sizable annual payouts – up to $18,000 in the first year – to doctors who start using EHR systems. Continue reading Why electronic medical records are a disaster for some docs
Loan Repayment Programs Could Work Far Better for Both Docs and Underserved Patients
Dr. Rishi Manchanda, who worked at a South Los Angeles clinic while in a government student loan repayment program, had just finished speaking about his career. A worried-looking medical student in the audience stepped up to the microphone during the … Continue reading Loan Repayment Programs Could Work Far Better for Both Docs and Underserved Patients
New Stem Cell Breakthrough Avoids Destroying Human Embryos
Stem cell researchers may have taken the first steps toward conducting stem cell research without having to take the controversial step of destroying human embryos. If the results can be replicated in human cells, the development could one day silence … Continue reading New Stem Cell Breakthrough Avoids Destroying Human Embryos
Race May Color Heart Doctors’ Choices
When you roll into the ER with crushing chest pain, does your skin color determine the care you get? A new study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association suggests it very well might, though experts continue to … Continue reading Race May Color Heart Doctors’ Choices
