A comprehensive study shows disturbing evidence that one third of seniors over age 79 are taking statins – with little or no evidence of cardiovascular disease. An article published recently on the website http://www.medicalnewstoday.com quotes a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that statins are being widely prescribed to the most elderly group of seniors … Read more
Joseph Taylor earned a Nobel Prize in physics in 1993 for detecting a new kind of pulsar using radio waves. Taylor, who is now 74, retired 10 years ago and he’s still playing around with radio waves but now he’s bouncing them off the moon in a technique known as moon bouncing. When he’s not … Read more
Palliative and hospice care share many similarities. Both offer patients a change or supplement to traditional care options by attempting to combine counseling, symptom management and even equipment needs under one umbrella. Both approaches are directed at patients suffering from chronic conditions such as cancer or heart disease. Both attempt to provide patients with a … Read more
American physicians began writing about childhood diseases in the mid-1800s. An early advocate, Dr. Abraham Jacobi first taught about childhood disease in 1861 and later opened the first department of pediatrics at a general hospital. Despite these initial movements, in the early 19th century, physicians still treated children like small adults with few exceptions. It … Read more
Experts project that by the time 2020 rolls around in just five years, the American health care field will see a shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians. One thought is that primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) could relieve some of the strain since their numbers are increasing more rapidly than the physician … Read more
Usually, when we talk about assessments, we are referring to those that help qualify individuals for long term care either at home or in an institutional setting. The result is that we often recommend assessments for individuals because they are showing signs of cognitive or physical decline. That kind of assessment can be triggered by … Read more
William’s suicide thrust Parkinson’s disease onto the world stage recently. The progressive neurological disorder affects about 60,000 Americans each year. Well-known people like Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and Janet Reno join the million or so Americans who struggle with symptoms such as tremors, vocal spasms and perhaps one of its most overlooked symptom—depression. This … Read more
A Medicare beneficiary falls down and breaks a hip, landing in a hospital. Two days later, the hospital sends that beneficiary to a local nursing home to receive follow-up care. Does Medicare pay the bill or does the beneficiary? Most people would answer that the beneficiary will end up paying. Here’s another scenario: a Medicare … Read more
Usually when I write about health, I write about diet or nutrition. I might even throw in a bit about purpose. What I usually don’t write about is music. No doubt, you’ve seen this video. It went viral a couple years ago. It’s about the power of music in a man with severe dementia. You … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults are living with a chronic condition, a number that is up from less than 40 percent 10 years ago. According to the CDC, Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, stroke, arthritis, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s … Read more
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