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Death is personal for this physician

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Death is personal for this physician

An excerpt from Dying with Ease: A Compassionate Guide for Making Wiser End-of-Life Decisions. Used by permission of the publisher Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved. In 2017, there were 2,813,503 deaths in the United States. About a quarter of Americans die of heart disease, some 22 percent from cancer, and about one in twenty…

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From a dermatologist: How to beat “maskne,” dry hands, and other safety-related skin problems

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on From a dermatologist: How to beat “maskne,” dry hands, and other safety-related skin problems

You are doing all the right things: washing your hands frequently, wearing a mask when out in public, getting the requisite sunlight needed to reduce stress and maintain your health. And the reward you’re getting for all your diligence? Dry skin, damaged nails, acne, and sunburns. As we continue to live with the threat of…

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So you want to be a doctor? Here are 10 truths.

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on So you want to be a doctor? Here are 10 truths.

We were surprised by the “So you want to be a doctor? Here are 10 myths debunked.”.  It did not represent our collective experiences as family physicians.  We offer an alternative perspective: 1. You’ll be rich. An average family physician, at a salary of about $230K, makes more than 93 percent of other households. The…

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By Jo Gardner | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on

The #CARES Act put a moratorium on #foreclosing on federally-backed #mortgages, It doesn’t touch anything else. It doesn’t affect property owners associations; it doesn’t affect taxes. In short, #foreclosures for HOA fees and taxes can continue. https://www.wrongfullyforeclosed.com/ 

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Why that wound won’t heal

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Why that wound won’t heal

Despite the advances in modern health care, chronic wounds remain highly problematic.  For the critically ill and those with mobility issues, missing just one routine repositioning could send them down a protracted path of intensive wound care therapies.  Even our ambulatory patients develop non-healing ulcers from neuropathy and microvascular disease.  For purposes of this discussion,…

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By Jo Gardner | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on

The Protecting Tenants in #Foreclosure Act covers approximately 11 million of the 44 million rental properties in the nation. #Mortgages backed by #Fannie and #Freddie will continue to be #foreclosed. for more information visit https://www.wrongfullyforeclosed.com/

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We need to give more thought to informed consent

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on We need to give more thought to informed consent

Using a treatment without having any understanding of how it works is often thought of as unscientific, and suggesting that a placebo can help a sick patient has until now been viewed as unethical. The New England Journal of Medicine just published an article about placebo (making you feel better) and nocebo (making you feel worse) effects,…

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Workers in These 10 Industries Have the Worst Health

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Workers in These 10 Industries Have the Worst Health

Where you work could affect more than how much you earn. Certain industries are associated with a higher percentage of workers in fair or poor health, according to a ZenBusiness analysis of the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Interview Survey. This data predates the COVID-19 pandemic, and the…

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7 Questions You Should Ask Before Buying Life Insurance

By Angelica | Sep 26, 2020 | Comments Off on 7 Questions You Should Ask Before Buying Life Insurance

Because the job of life insurance agents is to sell policies, they may not tell you everything you need to know before you make a purchase. Agents typically are paid through commissions. The more insurance you buy, the more money they make. It’s up to you to make sure you’re well-informed and choose the right…

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Incremental risk amid COVID-19 re-openings: What do we value most? [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Sep 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Incremental risk amid COVID-19 re-openings: What do we value most? [PODCAST]

“Grocery shopping is not optional; it’s necessary. But if you go every day and to multiple stores, you are increasing the chance you will be exposed. From my informal survey, this practice is extremely common. Yet, experts advise to consolidate shopping. In fact, in my experience, there is always at least one person (shoppers AND…

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