Recent Updates

• Medical Forms: Leave Off the Social Security Number

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

  I n today’s world of hacking and identity theft I’m amazed at how many doctors, dentists, and medical facilities still have a place on their new patient forms for a social security number.  It’s not necessary for any of...

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• Home Blood Pressure Testing: 6 Tips to Do It Right!

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

  Home blood pressure tracking can be an important part of your health care if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, are older and thus subject to blood pressure variations, tend to have a spike in blood pressure in a clinical setting...

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• Cancer Survivorship Plan

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 23rd      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Now that you’ve faced the battle and won, it’s time to think about a “cancer survivorship plan”.  Your plan should include organized documentation of the journey that you’ve completed to enable you and your doctor to easily access details about...

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• Bee Stings: What To Do About Them

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 20th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  It’s summertime and invariably that means bees, hornets, wasps and other venomous flying insects are out and posing a risk to individuals who spend time outdoors.  Hopefully those who are allergic to the sting of a bee (which for...

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• “Ubering” Your Health Care Needs

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 19th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  The Wall Street Journal recently did a focus piece on the lastest “trend” in health care…summoning health care services to come to you, not in the event of an emergency, but in the event of routine, non-emergency care.  Think...

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• Music: A Remedy for Pain?

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 18th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  There is an interesting new study that suggests that music may help reduce pain and anxiety after surgery.  Music certainly can be a way to soothe stress and anxiety, but now researchers believe there may be a place for...

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• Tattoos: Misleading Diagnostic Tests

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 17th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Some interesting news about the impact your tattoo could have on imaging tests.  It seems there has been a case where a woman received good news that it was her tattoos that were leading doctors to believe her cancer...

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• Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants: Making it Fun for Kids

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 16th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Everyone knows that the one thing most kids fear the most is being different than their friends.  So, imagine a child who must wear a hearing device that is external, bulky and just plain not “cool”.  A United Kingdom...

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• Compassionate Use: Access to Experimental Treatments

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 15th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  I became aware of some new terminology today, “compassionate use”, which is when patients are allowed to utilize drugs and/or devices that have not yet been approved by the FDA.  Typically an unapproved treatment can only be used through an approved...

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• Medicare Bends on Expensive Cancer Drug

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 14th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  In a rare turn of events, Medicare has changed their position related to a new cancer drug, Blincyto also known as blinatumomab, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2014.  Initially, the drug was considered to...

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