Rural Telehealth Cliff Averted
No matter how you feel about what has been going on in Washington, the people providing telehealth care at rural health clinics, members of the National Rural Healthcare Association, are breathing…
One Resolution You Should Keep
Happy 2013!While our nation’s leaders play political chess, millions of Americans await the final tally on budget cuts to health and wellness programs, medical research, Medicare and Medicaid. It sure…
Please Log On and Focus Your Webcam: The Doctor Will See You NOW!
First posted on his blog on 12/31/2012 First posted on his blog on 12/31/2012It may seem like science fiction from an episode of the once popular futuristic cartoon series The Jetsons, but…
Rating Doctors May Be Hazardous to Your Health
What’s happening: What’s happening:Press Ganey…has become a hated target of hospital physicians, outstripping even trial lawyers. Utter its name in an emergency room and you’ll likely unleash a cloud of…
Breast Cancer: A Young Woman’s Perspective
It is often said that cancer does not discriminate and this is certainly true when it comes to breast cancer. More than 226,000 women in the United States will be…
Social Media Now Tracks Flu Faster Than the CDC
A social media health website predicted the 2012 flu season six weeks before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did, according to the technology news website All Things…
Losing Weight and Keeping it Off
Did you hear about the new diet – eat all you want, or just eat protein, or just eat noodles, or just eat ice cream? Did you hear about the…
Drink Wine Fall Less
Sounds too good to be true huh! Because the inclination is to believe the more you drink the more unstable you become and the more likely to fall. Sounds too good…
Ask These 10 Questions Before Starting Any Medication
As a patient or caregiver, it is expected of us to have and ask all the questions regarding our health, medications and follow ups for our loved ones and ourselves.…
2013: The Year of Healthcare Emancipation?
Hang on to your hats – this one might wade into controversy. Hang on to your hats – this one might wade into controversy.As I write this (3:30pm EST on…
