Editor’s Note: This blog post was published earlier today by The Hill, on its Congress Blog. Angelina Jolie, best known as an actress and director, has recently taken center stage in a robust public discussion about genetic testing and the patentability of genetic discoveries with her revelation that she had undergone prophylactic bilateral mastectomy because Read more
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“Language, time and space.” These were the barriers to providing effective diabetes education to patients that were repeatedly cited in a meeting of diabetologists, diabetic nurses and diabetes educators at a major academic medical center. Diabetes patients came to the clinic speaking a number of different languages, and often different dialects, which the doctors and Read more
The mother, clearly agitated, came to my office holding a bottle of liquid antibiotic prescribed for her daughter’s ear infection. She asked, “How the hell am I supposed to get this into her ear?” She could not read the directions, which said to give the medication by mouth. A survey conducted between 2008 and Read more
Many people suffer routinely from chronic sleep problems, attributing them to stress, children, pets or a snoring bed partner. A poor night’s sleep leaves you feeling miserable. You’re tired, irritable and not so sharp when working the next day. However, there can be many more serious consequences from a rough night of sleep than just Read more
Editor’s Note: On June 14, 2013 Farris K. Timimi, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media spoke at Albert Einstein College of Medicine during a faculty development session associated with a social media grant Einstein received in 2012. Einstein is one of four medical schools in the United States selected for the Education and Read more
Editors’ Note: Last week, The Doctor’s Tablet published a post by Paul Marantz, M.D., M.P.H., in which he asserted that adding folic acid to the food supply may be helping babies at the expense of harming adults. The widely accepted practice of adding this B vitamin to our food supply is credited with preventing Read more
