12 Tips to Ensure the Success of Your Online Health Community
When building anything, start with a good plan and build on a solid foundation. The same holds true for building an online community. Here are 12 tips to help you…
How Cancer Kills
I’m going to let you in on an open secret: most cancer victims don’t die of their primary tumor. They are killed by metastases to distant organs. Fair enough; but…
Calorie Myths
Myth: Calories provide our energy Myth: Calories provide our energyCalories are not what provide the energy to fuel our body’s metabolism. Those are fueled at a cellular level by complex…
A Tale of Divine Healing: Faith and Reason
I’ve posted a piece on this blog on the issue of faith and reason in healing. I’ve posted a piece on this blog on the issue of faith and reason…
We’re Exercising More But Getting Nowhere!
A study in Population Health Metrics shows that while we are exercising more as a country, we are not gaining in the battle of ob A study in Population Health…
When the Bed Bugs Bite: Pest Protection Tips for Home Care Workers and Homebound Elderly
When it comes to providing services in the community, hazardous conditions in the home are an issue field workers face daily. When it comes to providing services in the community,…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Patient Room of the Future
I sincerely believe that the way we live and what surrounds us contributes (or not) to our well-being. Environment, climate, family, food, housing all affect us and can help or…
Physician Payments: The Not-So-Secret Secret
On July 20th, The Washington Post did an expose on the process for setting the Medicare physician payment schedule entitled, How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay. …
Is Your Website Keeping Patients Away From Your Medical Practice?
As a medical professional you have enough to handle with providing medical care, dealing with insurance companies, and handling the administrative duties on a day-to-day basis. Like most doctors, marketing…
Need a Therapist? Go to Your Computer
When you mention telehealth, most people think of treating patients for physical ailments. Now it may also have a place for treating mental health issues. When you mention telehealth, most…
