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Mistakes in med-school play part in educating doctors
Date: February 7th, 2014
There has somehow been a way to accommodate it despite the evident harm and repercussions brought about even by the smallest mistakes. Confidence in doctors is often built in an environment where the margin of error is basically the difference between life and death. They begin to fit perfectly into their shoes the more they get used to the demands of saving and losing lives.
Supporting any contention in defensive medicine
Date: February 6th, 2014
It’s wrong as the term actually means the act of a physician requesting for an intense test so as to reduce liabilities on their part should they be accused of negligence.
A cardiologist explains about vascular disease screening
Date: February 5th, 2014
Just a few days ago, there was a full page ad appearing in a newspaper for several medical screening tests- echocardiogram, EKG and aorta ultrasound among others.
Is it wise to consider genetic testing
Date: February 3rd, 2014
It is essential that you keep in mind the fact that most cases of cancer aren’t related to the history of your family.
Radiation and the effects of cell phone towers
Date: February 2nd, 2014
Today, people all over the world are living surrounded by sources of radiation and bathe daily in radioactive rays.
What the fluctuation of blood pressure means
Date: February 1st, 2014
Introducing white coat hypertension
Some patients visit my office with their blood pressure being abnormally high and can be over 130/90 at times. This is what we call the ‘white coat hypertension’.
Dissonance plagues cancer screening
Date: January 30th, 2014
Two sides of prostate cancer screening recommendations
Kenny Lin, who is a physician and was at the time with the said Task Force, said that for political reasons, the meeting ended up being cancelled and never took place.
Internet forged marriages may last longer
Date: January 29th, 2014
If you are searching for a perfect mate, a study has shown that turning to the internet might not be a bad idea after all.
Top iPhone medical apps for migraine headaches patients
Date: January 28th, 2014
iHeadache
This iPhone app isn’t really bad but some of the features are less than ideal. The free version comes with ads if you are not ready to pay for one. They have a limited list of symptoms and some critical ones are missing such as overheating,
A critical look at the clinical competence of doctors
Date: January 27th, 2014
How do people shop for their doctors?
As a doctor, this is one of the questions I hear being asked often. In most cases, I hear clear cut responses such he is a great doctor and others saying so and so isn’t a good doctor.