Medical Care

Many Americans know to associate fever with illness. But healthcare professionals know that, when it comes to diabetes, every part of a patient’s body, from their hair to their toes, can aid in diagnosis.
Eight percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, but nearly six million people remain undiagnosed. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association [...]

Many Americans know to associate fever with illness. But healthcare professionals know that, when it comes to diabetes, every part of a patient’s body, from their hair to their toes, can aid in diagnosis.
Eight percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, but nearly six million people remain undiagnosed. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association [...]

Many Americans know to associate fever with illness. But healthcare professionals know that, when it comes to diabetes, every part of a patient’s body, from their hair to their toes, can aid in diagnosis.
Eight percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, but nearly six million people remain undiagnosed. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association [...]

The Wall Street Journal reports: As Urgent Care Grows, Watchdogs Circle
The number of emergency rooms has been falling in recent years, as the number of people heading into the ER has been climbing.
Urgent care centers — doc-in-a-box outfits that handle urgent health problems that aren’t life-threatening — have been growing to take up some [...]

An excellent article from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal guides patients:
Talking Points: Making the Most Of Doctor Visits
October 31, 2007; Page D1
When her sister Kelly Rooney was battling breast cancer, Erin Dugery went along to doctors’ appointments to help make sense of the treatment options. But the medical jargon was often hard to understand, and she [...]