I have a pre-existing medical condition. If you are a woman, you do too. A woman of reproductive age could need maternity care. If a woman is pregnant or has given birth to a child, she is at risk for postpartum complications, both short- and long-term. Anyone who’s had a C-section could have scar tissue...
End of life issues can be hard to talk about. Not talking about them could be even harder. Why You Need to Prepare Some people have chronic illnesses, some that may even be terminal. A study in the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care found that terminally ill people who discussed their preferences for end-of-life care...
Urgent. Emergent. It’s all the same, isn’t it? Think again. An urgent care is very different than an emergency room. The Emergency Room The words may sound very similar but they have different meanings. Urgent care must be given in a short window of time ranging from hours to days to stabilize a condition. Emergent...
First published on KevinMD on August 9, 2015 Dr. Google wants you to think he is your best friend. He is there for you day and night, no waiting rooms or office hours needed. He promises answers and he gives them now. No testing, no lab draws. Dr. Google provides diagnoses after a few clicks...
If you aren’t aware, the U.S. healthcare system is not working for all Americans. It’s time we do something about that. A Broken Health Care System According to Dr. Michael Fine, we do not have a healthcare system at all. We have a marketplace. He is absolutely right. Medicine today is focused more on profit than care, and...
