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Q&A With Dr. Anita Dhople If you have recently been admitted to a hospital, chances are that you were not seen by your primary care physician in the hospital, but admitted by and cared for by a Hospitalist – a physician trained in and focused primarily on hospital medicine and care management. This change in [...]
Americans make more than 200 million calls to 911 every year to summon the police, the fire department or an ambulance. In a medical crisis, some people panic and call unnecessarily, while others postpone getting help because they’re not sure if the symptoms are serious enough.
SPACECOASTMEDICINE.COM sat down with nursing leaders at hospitals located from Titusville to Sebastian, Florida and found a group excited about the opportunities within their profession.
BABY BOOMERS are not like their parents or grandparents. Being tired or suffering from a little bit of pain is not accepted as a natural part of aging. “Boomers” are driven by higher expectations for healthy living and the means to be able to attain a healthier life style.
Q&A with Dr. Ivy M. Chong, Florida Tech School Of Psychology.
THE NUMBER of people diagnosed with diabetes in North America has increased substantially over the past two decades. In 2008 there were about 24 million people with diabetes in the United States alone, but 5.7 million of those don’t even know it because they remain undiagnosed.
Clot-busting ‘Thrombolytic’ Drug Reverses Stroke Symptoms.
EVERY 53 SECONDS, someone in the United States suffers a stroke and 70 percent of these occur in people over the age of 65. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US and one of the leading causes of long term disability.
INFECTIONS CAUSED by a bacteria called Methicillin-Resistant Stahylococcus Aureus (MRSA) have recently commanded considerable attention in the media, and you’ve more than likely heard the recent news that potentially deadly, drug-resistant staph infections are on the rise.
JIM KENDIG Chairman of the Brevard Tobacco Free Hospitals Task Force addresses questions about the “Smoke Out” as it relates to patients, visitors and healthcare employees.
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