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Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
More graduating doctors are making family and personal life a priority, and opting for part-time work. But when primary care doctors are needed more than ever, is that contributing to the shortage? That’s a question that Dr. Gwenn asks over at Better Health. In pediatrics specifically, more “are now opting for part time work right out [...] Posted at KevinMD.com . Stay updated and subscribe...
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Respectful Insolence (Free subscription) | yesterday
If there is one aspect of "complementary and alternative" medicine (CAM) that can puzzle advocates of science-based medicine, it's why, given how nonsensical much of it is given that some of it actually goes against the laws of physics (think homeopathy or distance healing), CAM is so popular. Obviously one reason is that there are conditions for which SBM does not have any "magic bullet"...
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Lake Cocytus (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
There's a lot of pressure for mental health Trusts to modernise. It's understood that there's a lot of activity that isn't seen to be useful. Quite reasonably, it's seen that this needs changing. Is it helpful to see a practice nurse for blood tests for lithium monitoring every 3 months, in Primary Care. And then see a Consultant Psychiatrist every 3 months in out-patient clinic. And then see a mental...
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Residency Notes (Free subscription) | yesterday
Medicare is the payee for healthcare services for more than 40 million Americans. It accounts for more than 30% of practice revenue by Center for Studying Health System Change measures. And it’s fee schedule sucks and the proposal to freeze it, as in 2007, sucks; especially for primary care physicians. But even as MedPAC surveys find [...]
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InsureBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
■ Patrick Paule sent us this link to an interesting - if infuriating - story on how the Obamastration has decided, against all precedent, to ignore the recommendations of Medicare Trustees. Why should you care? Well, the Trustees' projections regarding the long-term growth of health care costs underpins its own projections, and ignoring it in the budget is a recipe for potential disaster. ■...
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Getting Better (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kevin Pho, MD, primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at KevinMD.com, member of USA TODAY’S board of contributors and a guest to the Health in 30® Radio Show, writes about the importance of doctors engaging in social media to communicate with patients. He writes in an op-ed in USA TODAY “Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril” on January 27, 2010: “Raise your...
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Musings of a Distractible Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
I am going to state something that is completely obvious to most primary care physicians: I do not accept Medicare and Medicaid patients because it is good business, I accept them despite the fact that it is bad business. In truth, I could make that statement about insurance as a whole; my life would be easier [...] Related posts: Ten facts you may not realize about Medicare Good news! Humana and Wellpoint...
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medinnovationblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A conundrum, according to my dictionary, is 1. A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex:”What’s the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?” “One sells watches and other watches cells.” 2. Any puzzling question or problem- SYN. See MYSTERY. What is the difference between a physician and a payer? The doctor offers and sells treatments and the payer offers treatments...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
GP leaders have called on the Scottish Government to create new measures to support the development of new GP practices in growing communities. The calls came from the BMA and Royal College of General Practitioners at the start of the first ever National General Practice Week in Scotland (8 - 12 February 2010). Scotland's population is expected to rise by 7% to 5.54million by 2033...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Texas court case reveals gaps in physician oversight, The New York Times reports. "It was beyond [Anne Mitchell's] conception that she would be indicted and threatened with 10 years in prison for doing what she knew a nurse must: inform state regulators that a doctor at her rural hospital was practicing bad medicine...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you get a blood clot on the brain your life could depend on where you live The Crippen family recently holidayed in Anglesey. It's a long way from the M25 and all therein, and that in itself is a good enough reason for being there. The nearest large shopping centre is two hours away, so retail therapy at the January sales was out of the question, but we consoled ourselves with bracing walks and...
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The Register (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
Sicko Servers on the network of Leeds Primary Care NHS Trust were struck down by the Conficker worm late last week.…
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Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Youngsters are getting some top tips in preparation for the School and Family Fun Run in Stafford. The event forms part of the popular Stafford Half Marathon in March. Runners, many in fancy dress, set off from the Market Square for the mile-long course through the town centre. To help children get ready they will be provided with a free health training diary and former half marathon winner Claire...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
is inviting primary care physicians, dentists and oral health professionals to participate and engage in a new world-class professional education and performance improvement platform to explore the interrelationships between diabetes and oral health. The JPEC(TM)
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bharatbook | 01/12/2010
CV & Diabetes Market Forecast Introduction Datamonitor expects antidiabetic therapies to emerge as the biggest revenue earner in the cardiovascular and metabolic markets by 2017. A large and diverse development pipeline will provide a number of new blockbuster drugs but the heavy genericization of the hypertension and dyslipidemia primary care markets will lead to the overall market only growing by
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bharatbook | 01/12/2010
CV & Diabetes Market Forecast Introduction Datamonitor expects antidiabetic therapies to emerge as the biggest revenue earner in the cardiovascular and metabolic markets by 2017. A large and diverse development pipeline will provide a number of new blockbuster drugs but the heavy genericization of the hypertension and dyslipidemia primary care markets will lead to the overall market only growing by
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exhalednitricoxide | 12/28/2009
I came to know about my asthma one year back. My asthma gets worse when I feel stressed. I start wheezing heavily and my breathing starts to get labored.I have been using peak flow meter for monitoring asthma. Recently I came across medical journals and articles which states that exhaled nitric oxide can be measured in a breath test for asthma or other conditions characterized by airway inflammation...
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