On my Wednesday rounds at the dialysis center, one of my patients, we shall refer to as Mr. H said to me, “I’m not happy where I am.” He was referring to the nursing home he was discharged to after a prolonged hospitalization. Approximately 1 year ago, Mr. H suffered...
A 65 year old patient I began seeing few years ago started out in our first encounter proclaiming that she is as healthy as one can be. She exercises regularly, eats a balanced diet, has a positive outlook in life, and has never been told she has any medical...
Mothers, take note. When your child falls and scrapes her knee or bruises her arm, how do you console her? After hugging her and kissing the ‘ouchie’ away, do you take out the Neosporin, and put a band-aid on it? Do you really believe a petroleum based antibacterial...
by Stacy Matthews Branch When many of us think of a water crisis, we tend to think of desert conditions, scarce rainfall, or sanitations problems affecting the availability of clean, potable water. In states such as California with water scarcity issues, governments...
Patients often gloss over the topic when asked to talk about their sexual health. Almost always, providers have to initiate the conversation, as patients are either uncomfortable or unwilling to bring up the subject. I’m always amazed me when I hear the sad response,...
The peanut allergy has been one of the fastest growing and deadliest allergies in recent history. It is responsible for more deaths from anaphylaxis, than any other food allergy, with rates in children that have more than tripled in the United States from 1997 to...
