Checking your weather app on your phone for today’s forecast before you leave the house. Tweeting your response to a news article. Reading your e-mail on the light rail during your commute. Paying for your coffee with...
The importance of diet on overall health has been documented in many areas including heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and skin disorders. What possible impact could diet have on chronic pain? This daily wellness tip...
What if there was a magical “wonder drug” that could improve your patient’s (and your) health in a number of ways? What if it treated a multitude of conditions including musculoskeletal diseases, hypertension, diabetes,...
The topic of informed consent has been discussed in the medical community for many years, yet there still exist problems with the informed consent process that many patients face. A recent article in JAMA...
Researchers from the University of Connecticut presented their findings on the blood pressure-lowering effects of tai chi at the American College of Sports Medicine 2016 Annual Meeting. Their meta-analysis of 28 studies on tai...
If you or your patients are like most Americans, you probably have at least one or two unused prescription medications sitting in your bathroom cabinet. Prior to 2014, consumers wanting to dispose of these...
Is the age-old advice of “too much salt is bad for everyone” correct? Aaron E. Carroll, writing for The Upshot column in The New York Times, covered a new meta-analysis study that looked at...
Menopause is a natural biologic process which can trigger physical symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, and mood changes. It occurs generally in the 40’s or 50’s with the average age in...
Most health care providers have become accustomed to working in an environment where protected health information (PHI) is appropriately handled on a day-to-day basis. Knowing when to require patient signatures prior to releasing records...