Difficult Patients
Do “disruptive” patients get worse care? A new study from the British Medical Journal Tends to show this. It points to the need for better relationship between patients and physicians.
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Narcotics: Too Often Prescribed for Chronic Pain
The CDC recommendations for narcotic (opioid) use are out. We have a public health crisis with increasing prescriptions for opioid medications without good evidence they help chronic pain. Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycontin are as addictive as heroin.
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Zika – the New STD
As Zika makes its way to the United States, transmission both as an STD and mosquitos will make it a challenge. Finding a vaccine becomes a high priority.
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Why I Get My Healthcare in Alaska Not Boston
Would you choose to have your healthcare at Mass General (top hospital) or in Alaska? Here is why I chose Alaska – and always will.
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Football: Unsafe At Any Speed
There were more deaths from high school football in 2015 than airbag deaths. It is time to change the sport, not only at the high school level but at the NFL level.
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Coffee Grounds Inhibiting Zika
Old coffee grounds inhibit mosquitos that carry the Zika virus. A new way to use your old coffee grounds
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Zika Update for Arizona: updated Weekly 8/1/16
The mosquito that carries Zika virus has been found in Arizona and most southern states. The first confirmed patient with Zika was confirmed in March 2016.
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Apple Watch: They Need To Fix The Rash
The rash from the Apple Watch has become a larger issue than they are letting on. This doctor had to put his down after several months.
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Why Your Nurse Is Looking At The Computer And Not You
Wait times in ERs are posted – but it isn’t just seeing the doctor, it is time to discharge, and that can be very inefficient.
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