Doctors Should Disinfect Their Stethoscope After Every Patient Before the doctor sticks his stethoscope to your chest and asks you to “breathe deep” you might want to ask him if he disinfected it first. A new study conducted by the University of Geneva found that…
FDA Approval of New Painkiller Causes Uproar A coalition of 40 healthcare, consumers and addiction treatment groups are crying out over the FDA’s approval of a potent new painkiller known as Zohydro. Zohydro, like many other prescription painkillers, contains hydrocodone and can become extremely addictive.…
Pee on a Stick to Detect Cancer? Researchers at MIT are working hard to make it a reality: a device similar to at-home urine pregnancy tests that will tell you if you have cancer. The researchers aren’t pressing their time to release the strips because…
Canadian Skier Dedicates Gold Medal to Brother With Cerebral Palsy As the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics come to a close, Canadian skier Alex Bilodeau took the opportunity to dedicate his gold medal to his brother, Frederic, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Alex had a “perfect…
Not to Be Forgotten During Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Night Eating Disorder Yesterday I wrote about the beginning of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which begins today, and is spearheaded by the National Association for Eating Disorders. One eating disorder recently in the news is…
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Starts Tomorrow Tomorrow, February 23, marks the start of National Eating Disorder Awareness week. Eating disorders afflict an estimated 23 million individuals, both male and female, in the U.S. This week, The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) hopes to bring awareness to…
Online Doctor Reviews Matter Less in Consumers’ Decisions Compared to Reviews for Cars, Movies or Toasters As someone who has regularly read and written about medical malpractice, it is good news to hear that consumers have the option of going online to investigate a medical…
Depression is a Serious Illness Linked to Poor Physical Health Depression is a serious illness that gets a bad rap most of the time. Unfortunately depression is commonly written off as merely in someone’s head, and not a serious and debilitating health problem. It’s true,…
Comedian Injured by Train While Texting and Walking A 25-year-old comedian has a seriously injured leg after she was struck by a train while texting and walking. Liza Dye is currently recovering at Bellevue Hospital in NYC after she accidentally slipped and fell on the…
Exposure to Common Infections Could Permanently Damage Brain Recent research has discovered that exposure to common infections, including Chlamydia pneumoniae (which can lead to pneumonia and bronchitis), Helicobacter pylori (which can lead to stomach ulcers), and the herpes viruses (which can lead to cold sores), are linked…