by Bruce Brown | May 21, 2018 | General News, Medical
Primary care physicians by definition should be everyone’s first point of contact with the medical community for preventative health and help with medical problems. For an increasing number of Americans, however, that’s not how it works. The overall number...
by Bruce Brown | May 17, 2018 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine has yet to reach its stride, but the adoption rate is picking up with estimated annual compound growth rates between 18% and 27.5%, according to Sage Growth Partners. Healthcare executives increasingly see appropriate telemedicine as an essential...
by Alfred Poor | May 16, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
It would seem logical that connected health devices and digital health systems would result in better outcomes for patients, but it’s good to have hard numbers from clinical studies to provide proof. Evidence-based programs demonstrate the return on investment...
by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2018 | General News, Medical
If you’ve ever had an electrocardiogram, you may have experienced the gel electrodes placed on various parts of your chest coming loose or getting pulled off. If it’s necessary to get another reading during the same doctor’s office or emergency room...
by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are surprisingly commonplace among older adults in the U.S. It is the first-listed diagnosis for 880,000 patients at emergency rooms every year. The average patient ends up spending four days in the hospital and more than $26,000 ,...
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by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Migraine headaches are the third most prevalent and the sixth most disabling disease in the world, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. Migraines affect 39 million men, women, and children in the U.S. and one billion people worldwide. We have written about...
