A critical care doctor explains what treatment for coronavirus looks like in the intensive care unit. Late one recent night, I found myself on the phone with my patient’s brother, trying to explain respiratory failure and Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He had been unable to sleep, he told me, after hours …
Attempts to avoid coronavirus can increase the risk of physical and emotional harm from limited social contact. Two years ago, when Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the former surgeon general of the United States, started researching his book, “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World,” he never anticipated how relevant the …
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In Indiana, a local hospital system, Parkview Health, charged private insurance companies about four times what the federal Medicare program paid for the same care, according to a study of hospital prices in 25 states released on Thursday by the nonprofit RAND Corp. Colorado employers were shocked to learn they were paying nearly eight times what …
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At least three out of four diabetics do not adequately control the four major factors that increase the risk of serious complications: blood glucose, blood pressure, blood cholesterol and smoking. Diabetes, whether Type 1 or Type 2, may be the most underappreciated, misunderstood and poorly treated of all common medical problems, and many of the …
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Millions of people are unaware that they have had a silent myocardial infarction and are at risk of having another attack that could cause severe damage or death. When my Aunt Gert suffered a heart attack in her mid-70s, the examining doctor told her that it was not her first. Tests done to assess the …
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Who knows you best? Your spouse? Son or daughter? Best friend? If your primary care doctor doesn’t make the list, you could be missing out on one of the most important relationships when it comes to your health and well-being. A primary care physician is more than just a doctor. Over time, he or she …
Again, back to sunscreen. Some say it’s safe as others oppose that. Also, you’re likely to find a group of individuals arguing that sunscreen kills sea coral, and causes vitamin D deficiency. So, what to believe? Then why dermatologists recommend sunscreen? Let’s look at it! Sunscreen means what? Sunscreen refers to the products which are …
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Facebook Twitter Google-plus Medical Tourism in Mexico For so many years, medical tourism in Mexico has been that talk of the town. A large number of American citizens decide to visit south of the border for affordable medical care, while prosperous Mexicans travel to the United States for advanced treatment. Private clinics in Mexico are …
