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Stroke Awareness Month — enacting better protocols can save lives

The reality when it comes to strokes? The closest hospital is not always the best option.

What is the Western world’s most common genetic disorder?

The Western world’s most common genetic disorder causes far higher levels of serious disease and disability than previously thought, despite being easy to detect and treat, research has shownThe iron overload condition haemochromatosis, previously thought to be a low-level health risk, actually quadruples the risk of liver disease and doubles the risk of arthritis and frailty in older age groups, two major studies have revealed.…

10 Potentially Deadly Accidents That Cured People Of Medical Ailments

Potentially deadly incidents and accidents like earthquakes, lightning strikes, and hard falls are not always bad---at least to people who have benefited from them. Over the centuries, people have been cured of illnesses and other medical conditions after experiencing some of the aforementioned incidents and accidents. Their medical conditions ranged from blindness and deafness to mental illnesses and even cancer. Yes! People have been cured of…

Will Understanding EKG Blocks Help Your Nursing Career?

After the stethoscope, an electrocardiogram (EKG) is the most powerful tool a nurse has for knowing what is going on with a patient’s heart.

Drinking Coffee Linked With Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

A new meta-analysis finds a correlation between coffee and increased instances of ovarian cancer.

Why (some) parents don’t vaccinate

The million-headed dragon of online anger has a great mouthful of fire for parents who don’t vaccinate their kids. But such scolding misses the mark, alienating caring parents who just want t…

What is the difference between coinsurance and copayments?

Both coinsurance and copayments help save health insurance companies money by making the consumer responsible for a portion of a medical bill, but the two health insurance terms have very different definitions.

How Milwaukee Bread of Healing Clinic helps those who are uninsured

Dr. Barbara Horner-Ibler co-founded Bread of Healing Clinic with fellow physician Dr. Tom Jackson and nurse and clinic manager Rick Cesar in 2000. Their goal? To provide medical services to underserved communities, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reports.

Cooking With Your Doctor: The New Culinary Medicine

Would doctor visits be more helpful if your physician were to invite you into the kitchen? It's already happening in culinary medicine, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

Men, it's time to make the routine doctor's visit a habit

Annual physicals are the best — and fastest — way to discover any underlying health issues

Sore Back? Physical Therapists and Trainers Swear by These at-Home Massage Tools

Vasectomy rates suggest it’s not likely that men would take a birth control pill

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Medical tourism in Israel hurting Israelis?

Critics say treating foreigners is crowding out Israelis.

Need to See the Doctor? You May Have Company on Your Next Visit

Shared medical appointments, or group visits, are becoming a popular -- and possibly more satisfying -- way to see the doctor. “As soon as I mention shared medical appointments, everybody automatically pictures a room full of people in their underwear,” says Dr.

Fertility Clinics Stay Open Despite Unclear Guidelines

Many providers have continued seeing patients through the pandemic, forcing them to choose between clients and staff safety.

Sharing Mayo Clinic: Hearing loss spurs doctor to pay it forward

Today, Greta Stamper, Au.D., Ph.D., is a doctor of audiology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus. [...]