by Sue Robbins | Jun 23, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Judging from comments I’ve heard and read, many Americans expect that a vaccine against Covid-19 will soon end the need for masks and social distancing and enable us to resume our pre-Covid lives. As one neighbor said, citing the administration’s “Warp Speed”...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 10, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Taking blood pressure medication as prescribed helped even the frailest elderly people (65 and older) live longer, and the healthiest older people had the biggest survival boost, according to a large study in northern Italy published today in Hypertension, an American...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 7, 2020 | Migraine, Miscellaneous
One of the selling points for the electronic medical record (EMR) was that it would be a boon for patient safety. Just having all the medical records in one place is a monumental improvement over the days of lost charts and misplaced X-rays. Avoiding errors from...
by Sue Robbins | May 20, 2020 | Miscellaneous
I’ve been pouring over textbooks and treatment guidelines, and these four mood stabilizers keep rising to the top.1-6 None of them are perfect, but each has a unique role in bipolar disorder: Lithium Quetiapine (Seroquel) Lurasidone (Latuda) Lamotrigine (Lamictal)...
by Sue Robbins | May 13, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Medical practice over the internet can result in faster diagnoses and treatments, increase the efficiency of care and reduce patient stress. Even if no other good for health care emerges from the coronavirus crisis, one development — the incorporation of telemedicine...
by Sue Robbins | May 11, 2020 | Miscellaneous
HealthDay News — Adults are avoiding emergency medical care for fear of catching COVID-19, according to a poll released April 28 by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Morning Consult conducted the online poll of 2,201 adults between April 18 and...
