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Generic Drugs: Are They Always the Right Answer?
Written By Deb Wilson on April 5th • No Comments • UncategorizedWith the cost of brand name prescription drugs so high, and climbing higher, the solution in a lot of cases is to request the generic version. For others, however, generics may not be the right answer, regardless of the...
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Nursing Homes: A New Future?
Written By Deb Wilson on April 3rd • No Comments • UncategorizedIt appears that the future of the traditional skilled nursing facility (or nursing home) is in question. An article from Health Care Law Today talks about the reason we may see the number of nursing homes diminish. The juncture...
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New Day, New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Written By Deb Wilson on April 2nd • No Comments • UncategorizedWhat most people fail to understand is that while health care is a science there are some aspects of it that are not absolute. Preventive care, in particular, can be somewhat of a guessing game when it comes to...
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Diabetes Treatment: Latest Guidelines
Written By Deb Wilson on March 30th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe American Diabetes Association (ADA) has issued 2015 Standards of Care guidelines that, according to an article by the experts at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, emphasize a more individualized approach. The experts chose 3 areas of the...
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A Parent’s Dilemma: When To Keep A Sick Child Home From School
Written By Deb Wilson on March 29th • No Comments • UncategorizedParents make difficult decisions every day, but one of the most confusing can be whether or not a child is sick enough to stay home from school. Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System and assistant professor...
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A Parent’s Dilemma: When To Keep A Sick Child Home From School
Written By Deb Wilson on March 29th • No Comments • UncategorizedParents make difficult decisions every day, but one of the most confusing can be whether or not a child is sick enough to stay home from school. Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System and assistant professor...
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Some Medications No Longer Necessary When Terminally Ill
Written By Deb Wilson on March 28th • No Comments • UncategorizedIt’s amazing how the simplest of ideas can make so much sense. Such is the case with a new study that suggests that medications designed to prevent a future event (heart disease, stroke, etc) can be stopped when an...
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Spinal Fusion: The Faster, Less Invasive Approach
Written By Deb Wilson on March 26th • No Comments • UncategorizedSpinal fusion surgery has typically involves cutting through the back muscles, which can be painful and involve a long recovery period. There is, however, now an alternative! A minimally invasive spinal fusion back surgery results in less blood loss, less...
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Chronic Disease Management
Written By Deb Wilson on March 24th • No Comments • UncategorizedA recent report in the American Journal of Medicine talks about the problems we are facing when trying to manage chronic diseases that account for the bulk of our health care spending. The article talks about 4 factors that influence...
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Universal Healthcare: Lesson from the UK
Written By Deb Wilson on March 23rd • No Comments • UncategorizedThe United Kingdom (UK), with its decades old universal health care system, can present an opportunity for learning about the pros and cons of such a system. A recent article about a controversial proposal by the UK’s prime minister,...
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