End of Life Wishes Simplified with Patient / Physician Agreement
Courtesy Ohio State UniversityCourtesy Ohio State UniversityAdvance directives, which allow people to plan ahead for end-of-life care, can be too vague taccording to some experts. That is why a growing…
First Female to Be Nominated USAR Surgeon General
Not only do physicians obtain automatic commission as officers in the armed forces. Nurses make up an enormous contingent, and increasingly so. After this appointment, I see not only an…
Asesinato, Si; Tortura, No
Osama bin Laden deserved to die. Or at least I think he did. (How much do we ordinary citizens really know?) I wasn’t going to say anything about it until…
Health Insurance for Pets?
Have I said this before? Most people are far more rational when thinking about animals than they are when thinking about human beings: Prices for pet insurance can range from…
What are Health Insurance Exchanges?
Change is coming to the U.S. health insurance market and the road will be bumpy. Nowhere is the change more apparent than the current debate surrounding the state-run public health…
Prochon Biotech May Restore Quality of Life For Millions Who Suffer From Cartilage Injury
Deteriorating or damaged cartilage is a force to be reckoned with. Deteriorating or damaged cartilage is a force to be reckoned with. But ProChon Biotech’s vision is to lead in…
Pushing the Envelope of Concierge Care
One of Dr. Glazer’s clients, for instance, has had his yacht outfitted with a system from Guardian 24/7, a company in Leesburg, Va., founded by former White House doctors that…
Tai Chi Combined with Proper Meds Reduces Depression in Elderly
In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, reported treating 112 participants with major depression, aged 60 years and older, with the antidepressant Lexapro for four weeks.…
Health Care Buzz Today
$76 Billion in Pediatric Healthcare Costs Linked to Environmental Factors. These include care for children with reduced cognitive abilities due to lead exposure, ADHD caused by toxic chemicals, asthma triggered…
Do Medicare Patients Have Longer Waits to See Doctors?
…and three other questions about physician care. …and three other questions about physician care. Do Medicare patients have shorter waiting times than those with commercial insurance? In the 2010 survey,…
