]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Senior Health Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/926850?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Tuesday s WSJ has this headline which is meant to scare readers - Obama Will Ration Your Health Care Given the opportunity, Mr. Daschle would likely charge the board with determining which treatments and drugs are cost effective and therefore per... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:50:43 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/926850?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/arthritis-joint/926322?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Guest Blog: Today's blog post was written by Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD. Dr. Rothman is the founder of the Rothman Institute and the James Edwards Professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson Univ... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/arthritis-joint/926322?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925626?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Boston Medical Center, where I trained for residency, is going through some tough times.With the highest proportion of poor and indigent patients in the city, they were disproportionally hurt when Massachusetts chose to lower Medicaid payments.The di... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925626?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925988?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Although the initial symptoms of herpes zoster include a tingling, itching and burning pain or extreme sensitivity that is usually limited to one side of the body along ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:14:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925988?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925494?rsstype=latest&cid=101 At the recent meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, a paper was presented comparing hip resurfacing with a metal-on-metal bearing to current large head total hip replacement using a metal-on-metal bearing. Review of the availa... Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:21:53 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925494?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925495?rsstype=latest&cid=101 The award winning paper at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, used a national inpatient sample database, to look at data from 51,345 revision total hip replacements performed in the United States between October 2005 and Dec... Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:20:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925495?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925496?rsstype=latest&cid=101 At the recent meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, November 8th through 9th in Dallas, Texas, several papers were reported on infection and complication rates after joint replacement. A paper by Steve Kurtz, PhD, looked at a ... Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:18:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/925496?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924572?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Stryker Corp. (the most pleasant sounding name in the corporate world) is releasing a new system for hip replacement that, due to the porous nature of the proprietary Tritanium titanium matrix it is made of, helps bone tissue grow into the component.... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:05:19 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924572?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924577?rsstype=latest&cid=101 St. Jude Medical has received European approval for the company's AnalyST implantable defibrillator, featuring continuous ST segment monitoring, a technology that can potentially lead to more timely treatment of ischemia and prevention of myocardial ... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924577?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/924359?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Health 2.0 Video: Dr. David Kibbe's Great American Health 2.0 Motorcycle Tour (16 minutes)According to Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog:Dr. David Kibbe is the senior health IT advisor for the American Academy of Family Physicians who travels the co... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:12:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/924359?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/alzheimers-notes/923819?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Alzheimer s TriumphsAs I recall my experiences with Mother and Auntie and read some of the comments I receive here at Alzheimer s Notes, I realize there are small triumphs, or joys, if we ll but recognize them and remember them.Write them dow... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:18:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/alzheimers-notes/923819?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/923226?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Patients undergoing hip and knee replacement often do so not only to alleviate pain, but also to participate in low impact-type sports. Golf is a sport that patients are allowed and encouraged to return to after joint replacement surgery. The majorit... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:55:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/923226?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/922329?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Hip resurfacing is an alternative surgical procedure to total hip replacement. Study results suggest though that hip resurfacing is not the best option for every arthritis patient. Following a review...... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:37:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/922329?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/921867?rsstype=latest&cid=101 At our institution, we have a Patient's Bill of Rights that every patient is given when they are admitted to the hospital that includes, among other things, certain guarentees of the following:Access to Care, Transfer, and Continuity of CareRespect a... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:35:07 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/921867?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/923277?rsstype=latest&cid=101 At our institution, we have a Patient's Bill of Rights that every patient is given when they are admitted to the hospital that includes, among other things, certain guarentees of the following:Access to Care, Transfer, and Continuity of CareRespect a... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:35:07 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/923277?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/921682?rsstype=latest&cid=101 As mentioned before, the World Economic Forum asked me to write an 800 words summary of your most compelling actionable idea on the challenges of gerontology , in preparation for the Inaugural Summit of the Global Agenda that will take place Novembe... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:11:23 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/921682?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/921184?rsstype=latest&cid=101 What was an internist? What is an internist? What will internists become?I have written extensively on internal medicine (as have my colleagues Dr. RW, The Happy Hospitalist and KevinMD - plus several others.) This past week I was a visiting... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:34:23 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/921184?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921053?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Over $700 billion is wasted on unnecessary medical care yearly. This Boston Globe op-ed gives some eye-opening examples of where to start trimming the fat:# Wide variations in patterns of care - why, for instance, surgery for coronary artery bypass ... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921053?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/920920?rsstype=latest&cid=101 I am a Board-certified Internist and proud of it. Although I scored at the 96-98th percentile during my in-service exams during residency, the actual 2-day paper examination (at the time) was not easy.Beware the Scam BoardsA few days ago, the America... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:30:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/920920?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923409?rsstype=latest&cid=101 I am a Board-certified Internist and proud of it. Although I scored at the 96-98th percentile during my in-service exams during residency, the actual 2-day paper examination (at the time) was not easy.Beware the Scam BoardsA few days ago, the America... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:30:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923409?rsstype=latest&cid=101