Information and Critical Thinking for Your Health
(Snippets from the frontline) Seeing, chewing, hearing Medicare does not pay for glasses, dental work, nor hearing aids. If you are a senior and can’t see, chew, or hear, what … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Recognizing death I know when someone is sick and might die. Whether a person is in the emergency room, hospitalized, or on the street, recognizing imminent … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Life: On a finger tip It was Code Trauma, knife to the heart. He came in after an apparent robbery with the knife still protruding from … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Freebies Your loved-one is admitted to a hospital, rushed through a battery of tests, treatment started, then “efficiently” discharged to a nursing home. The doctor is … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Cradling the heart I met him when he went on Medicare over 30 years ago having raised 3 kids as a single dad. With a Brooklyn … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) HAL The original television show Star Trek takes place 200 years in the future with the eminent Dr. McCoy using advanced technology to body scan patients … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Fear the ICU A Medicare fact: When you are admitted to a hospital, they are payed a flat fee no matter how sick you are or … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to be doctors Becoming a physician requires intellectual agility intertwining book-learned material with hands-on training. Medical school prerequisites sort … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Healthcare: Running for office Nowadays, America is in a continuous election cycle where candidates perpetually run for office. Questions and answers are on a merry-go-round, with … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) \_(( * ? * ))_/ Patients and families are lost. “Why was my father sent home from the hospital with a pulse of 30; my mother … Continue Reading →