Recent Updates

• Hepatitis C: The Future is Looking Brighter

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 2nd      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Millions of Americans are infected with a virus that can cause serious damage to the liver, Hepatitis C (a.k.a. “Hep C”).  Some have been diagnosed when significant damage has already been done and symptoms appear, while others are silent...

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• Myeloma: Understanding Test Results

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 1st      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Myeloma is a complex disease that can manifest differently in individuals and thus be difficult to understand and treat without using a variety of diagnostic tools.   Faced with results of multiple tests over a period of time, it...

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• Work Related Asthma: What You and Your Doctor Need to Know

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 31st      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Asthma can develop for a variety of reasons, including exposure to triggers in a work environment which may or may not be obvious.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a “fact sheet” that answers several questions...

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• Kidney Donation: Can It Impact Your Insurance?

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 30th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Kidney donation from a living donor has become a fairly common occurrence.  But should donors be concerned that their most generous gift could come back to haunt them.  The results of a Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health research...

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• Breast Cancer: Is There Value in Preventive Mastectomy

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 29th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  When diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast that requires a mastectomy, it may seem reasonable to assume that the clinical value in also removing the healthy breast is significant to avoid a second occurrence.  A recent study, led...

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• Senior Friendly Emergency Room

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 28th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Hospitals have started to recognize that the elderly have less resilience to withstand the harsh world that is typical of many emergency rooms.  As a result there are certain features to look for in a hospital emergency room to...

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• Snoring: More Than an Aggravation

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 27th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Snoring, so I’ve been told, can be very aggravating to those in close proximity to the “offender”.  However, there is more to the story as profiled in an article by MedLinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)...

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• In Pain? Answer the Phone

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 26th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Interesting research results from a group led by Dr. Kurt Kroenke, of Roudebush VA Medical Center and Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, to help improve quality of life for those who suffer from chronic pain. For this study … researchers...

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• Physical Exam: How Your Doctor Feels About Them

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 25th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  The routine physical exam, where a doctor takes the time to physically examine the patient, is fast becoming a rare event.  There is little time during a doctors visit, payment from insurance companies fail to adequately compensate the doctor...

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• When Bad Things Happen: Doctors Learning to Say I’m Sorry

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 24th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Interesting article in the New York Times recently by Abigail Zuger, M.D. with a doctor’s perspective when medical treatment or advice goes wrong.  Unfortunately, it appears that liability concerns make it difficult for doctors to find a way to...

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