Non-Fatal Strangulation: What Patients and Providers Must Know
Strangulation puts a victim’s life literally in the hands of their assailant. It’s an especially vicious crime that can cause pneumonia, miscarriage, stroke and even death. Strangulation puts a victim’s…
FDA Approves Another Drug for Erectile Dysfunction to Compete with Viagra
The drug is in the same class and this one is supposed to work faster than the competition according to what is around the web with a few MD comme…
Using Social Media to Market and Brand Your Medical Practice
As the Internet has become the medium of choice for researching health information, social media has become an important part of how your medical practice gets found online. In today’s…
How Many Tests Do Doctors Need to Make a Diagnosis?
History matters. I didn’t realize this as a kid, but I sure do now. I endured 2 years of U.S. history in high school, as New Jersey state law required.…
The Funny (and Somewhat Embarrassing) Side of Medicine
“Doctors pour drugs of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, into patients of whom they know nothing.”Moliére, 17th century playright “Doctors pour drugs of…
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study co-founders tell story on DVD — here’s an intro
The series of studies known as the ACE Studies have changed the way we view the impact of childhood traumas, such as growing up in an abusive home or being…
Achieving Health Equity in the Community, as well as, the Healthcare System
As we reach the final days of National Minority Health Month, one Healthcare Executive article recently caught my eye.&nbs As we reach the final days of National Minority Health Month,…
GlobalMed at ATA 2012 – Update
The advance team flew into San Jose this morning, and my first impression is I like San Jose. I thought the term, Silicon Valley, was a metaphor, but it is…
What You Don’t Know Will Kill You [Infographic]
You've probably heard of an automatic external defibrillator, and you may have even seen one attached to a wall like a fire extinguisher. But do you know what they are,…
I Don’t Really Want My $127 Medical Loss Ratio Rebate
Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans have to issue rebates to policyholders if they don’t spend at least 80 or 85 percent of premiums on medical costs. (The 80…
