Emergency Rooms Flat Lining
A The New York Times article out this week highlights a growing issue across the country: hospital rooms, particularly in urban areas, are closing at an alarming rate. In a study by The Journal of the American Medical Association, it was found that, “In 1990, there were 2,446 hospitals with emergency departments in nonrural areas. [...]
Read MoreAmerica’s Physicians’ Ongoing Battle
Last Friday’s New York Times illustrated a universal problem with America’s healthcare; the one in which doctors with smaller practices are struggling to stay afloat, make ends meet and ultimately pass along their practice in order to retire. The article specifically follows one physician – Dr. Ronald Sroka of Crofton, Maryland – who has been [...]
Read MoreHow Painkillers Are Leading to Painful Statistics
Painkillers are treating more than just pain – they are becoming actual killers. A New York Times article this week mentioned that “in Ohio, fatal overdoses [from painkillers] more than quadrupled in the last decade, and by 2007 had surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death,” according to the Department of Health. [...]
Read MoreDiabetes Connected to Cancer Deaths
We are all well aware of the dangers of diabetes and the harm and inconvenience it can cause. But new data shows it can actually affect one’s chances for surviving cancer. In a newly released study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute, it was found that “having diabetes was associated with an 11 [...]
Read MoreGet a Life
No matter who’s saying it, the message is basically the same and it can’t get any louder. The New York Times’ take on the current state of medicine speaks volumes as “More Physicians Say No to Endless Work Days.” The article notes that young doctors who want more control over their lives “are taking salaried [...]
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