Medical
Surving Hellish Temps While you Travel
Last week Headlines screamed Hell is Coming” based on Western Europe’s unprecedented heat wave. When Temperatures surge upward, heat exhaustion events multiply. We love to travel, but going to a new region may leave you unprepared for the extreme weather. In an age when young athletes have collapsed and even died from heat exhaustion, the…
Read MoreWearable Sensors Boost Orthopaedic Assessment and Treatment
In a world where the population is aging, Orthopaedic tech development is great to see. In 2015 900 million people were 60 years and older; by 2050 that number is expected to grow to 2 billion. To meet the growing demand of orthopaedic therapy and treatment of movement disorders, as caused by aging, injury, epilepsy,…
Read MoreMeasles – Immunization Reset Button on Your Child’s Body!
Michael Mina of Harvard University in concerned about those big consequences found in recent studies. “It really puts you at increased susceptibility for everything else.” Studies of lab animals, human tissue and children before and after they had measles, have revealed details about which immune cells are most at risk, how long the immune system generally…
Read MoreSecond victim syndrome: a doctor’s hidden struggle
As physicians, we have embraced a calling where we help others. A commitment many of us fully relish. We are grateful for our patients and the families who put their trust in us as we diagnose and treat their sometimes incredibly complex illnesses. I have been genuinely inspired by the stories I have heard from…
Read MoreThe truth about Caribbean medical schools
I graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada and now work as an emergency medicine physician at a trauma center in Northern California. To some, that may seem like an extreme jump or a rare success story. The stigma of a Caribbean medical school education is built on rumors — and they’ve…
Read MoreClear, Professional Orthopaedic Care
When we are in pain, we don’t need medical doublespeak. We need concise, clear communication of what is the source of the pain and how it may be best addressed. Mr Nick Ferran is very professional, but he also is unafraid to consult with other orthopaedic medical specialists if he feels their area of expertise may…
Read MoreReligious Retreat Ship, Freewinds, is Still in Quarantine
It looks like the religious retreat aboard the Freewinds, the Church of Scientology owned cruise ship, will continue for a while longer. Docked and in quarantine at its home port of Curacao since leaving the port of St. Lucia last week. Passengers and crew onboard the Freewinds are still under quarantine following a diagnosed case…
Read MoreWhen You Need to See an Orthopaedic (Orthopedic) Professional!
For those of us who seem to continuously fall, trip, twist an ankle, or get run over by large dogs, and regularly end up with an ankle or foot injury; it seems kind of ridiculous to go to a sports injury clinic, yet this specialty area of the orthopedic field of medicine deals with much…
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