From Modern Healthcare If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency Nov. 8, she will quickly name people to top health policy positions Some names floated as likely contenders for HHS secretary, CMS administrator and other posts include former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Neera Tanden, Chris Jennings, Ann O’Leary, Dr. Atul Gawande… Read More
From Modern Healthcare Psychiatric patients wait disproportionately longer in emergency departments before receiving treatment and experience longer stays compared to other medical patients, according to reports released Monday by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The three separate studies examined how emergency rooms care for patients with psychiatric conditions compared to other patients by looking… Read More
Being skeptical, bad-tempered and pessimistic helps you to earn more, live longer and enjoy a healthier marriage. Suppressed anger also leads to health problems. A study in the American Journal of Cardiology found that patients with CAD who suppress their anger were at increased risk of adverse cardiac events. An article in the Journal of… Read More
I own a Sondors electric assist bicycle and for $499 you really can’t beat it. It is inexpensive and efficient and can get me around town, up and down hills. He started the company via crowdfunding. Now the founder Storm Sonders has announced he wants to start producing an electric car. He believes he create… Read More
There are a lot of causes of foot pain Plantar fasciitis, heal spurs, stress fractures, mid foot sprains. Another cause many don’t think about is Morton’s neuroma. Classically patients describe it feels like “walking on a marble,” is usually a persistent pain in the ball of your foot, usually between the 3rd and 4th toes. Morton’s neuroma… Read More
There is a tremendous amount of discussion of occupational stress, wellness, work-life balance, and burnout. Many of these concepts are used interchangeably and there is tremendous overlap and different understandings of the terminology. There is consensus that wellness is much more than merely physical health, exercise and nutrition. It is the full integration of states of… Read More
Every competitive runner and coach knows how important long runs are to reaching peak performance from training. However equally important is rest and recovery. One of the mistakes runners make is to overtrain and in particular run too hard on long runs. Many runners feel like they are running too slow on their long… Read More
An article in the December 2014 issue of JAMA Psychiatry concluded that physical activity such as running regularly results in a dramatic decrease in the incidence of depression. The study further concluded that the more you work out the less depressed you are. The conclusions further looked at if you become depressed in adulthood, depressive… Read More
Do you want to live longer? Do you want to liver better? Do you want to improve your wellness? Running regularly as little as 10 minutes a day can significantly improve your health. Running is a popular exercise that many utilize to helping to lose weight. There are many myths as to the risks of… Read More
