Home-Centered Health Care
Congressional Testimony: Home-Centered Health Care by Mike Magee, MD As a health policy professional and weekly media commentator on health care issues, I am often asked for my opinion on where our health care system is headed. I have the advantage of being able to share perspectives with a wide range of thinkers in the health care arena, and their opinions on what needs to be done about our health care system cover the entire…
Read More...A Personal Story…Voice for the Uninsured – the Campaign
By Nancy H. Nielsen, MD President-elect American Medical Association (Nancy H. Nielsen, MD was a recent guest on the Health in 30 Radio show with Barbara Ficarra. Click here to read more and to listen to the show). The American Medical Association wants to give a voice to the 47 million Americans without health insurance – because it has become too heavy a burden on too many hard-working people. Recently, we launched a three-year national…
Read More...How Do You View Your Life?
By Walter E. Jacobson, MD Reader’s Question: “What is the best way to see the glass as half-full as opposed to half-empty?” Without having a specific situation to refer to, the best I can do is provide generalizations as to how to see things in a more positive way. In general, regardless of how horrible your life might be, it can be helpful to count your blessings, to be grateful for what you have despite…
Read More...Pounding the Pavement: Getting a Move on the Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment
By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies to affect men. Prostate cancer cells tend to thrive on testosterone, the male hormone. By altering the hormonal milieu and reducing the amount of testosterone the body produces, cancer cells “starve” and die. This measure can increase the man’s survival. Hormonal therapy, also known as ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) is a mainstream treatment for prostate cancer. It should be noted…
Read More...Burnout Syndrome
Burnout Syndrome – How to Beat Burnout Caused From Stress By Walter E. Jacobson, MD Burnout is a form of physical or emotional exhaustion resulting from excessive and/or prolonged stress which is not effectively recognized or managed. It is most commonly caused by occupational stressors which may include being overworked or underworked, being overchallenged or underchallenged, feeling powerless in one’s work, feeling un- appreciated, feeling the pressure of too much structure, rigidity, conformity and bureaucracy…
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