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The “Don’ts” of Choosing a Doctor
Written By Deb Wilson on September 17th • No Comments • UncategorizedA lot has been written (and I’m no exception) about the best way to locate a doctor for your care, primary or specialty. But I came across an article recently that took the opposite approach and focused instead on...
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Emergency Contact: What That Designation Really Means
Written By Deb Wilson on September 16th • No Comments • UncategorizedDo you know the difference between an “emergency contact” and someone who is designated to make medical decisions on your behalf? If so, you are apparently wiser than most of the participants of a study conducted by a Detroit...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Understanding Your Medication Options
Written By Deb Wilson on September 15th • No Comments • UncategorizedTreating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can involving multiple types of medications. Understanding the difference between various drug options available will help determine the best treatment plan for the chronic pain, swollen joints, and fatigue that accompany this disease. Everyday Health recently presented...
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Medication: When to Say No!
Written By Deb Wilson on September 14th • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the moments I remember while caring for my Mom, during her final few months with terminal cancer, was when she asked whether she could stop taking her various medications now. Fortunately my Mom was alert enough, through...
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Enterovirus D68: What Parents Should Know
Written By Deb Wilson on September 13th • No Comments • UncategorizedYou may not recognize the name, but unless you’ve been away from any news source in the past few weeks, you know this respiratory virus is causing an above average rate of hospitalization of children. The infection causes fever,...
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Health Care System: When Trust Disappears
Written By Deb Wilson on September 12th • No Comments • UncategorizedA study led by Kristin Rising, MD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, highlights what happens to the health care system when individuals lose faith with the system and their doctors. Patients...
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Medicine Expiration Dates: How Important Are They?
Written By Deb Wilson on September 11th • No Comments • UncategorizedAs someone who rarely gets a headache, when I do it’s usually after I’ve already settled in for the night Invariably I will reach for my over the counter painkiller of choice only to find an almost full bottle...
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Open Payments: A New Transparency Program from CMS
Written By Deb Wilson on September 10th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be launching a new program that will allow consumers to be aware of relationships between physicians, teaching hospitals, and medical industry that could signal a conflict of interest The program called...
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Unused Prescription Drugs: Disposal Becoming Easier!
Written By Deb Wilson on September 9th • No Comments • UncategorizedIt’s sometimes difficult to know what to do with unused or expired prescription drugs. With concerns about danger to the environment if they are flushed and the potential for drugs, particularly narcotics, getting into the wrong hands if just...
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Cancer Surgery: Remove Stress and Family Conflict
Written By Deb Wilson on September 8th • No Comments • UncategorizedA recent Mayo Clinic study is suggesting that recovery success from cancer surgery can be impacted not only by clinical factors but also by the patient’s emotional environment. How well patients recover from cancer surgery may be influenced by more than their...
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