The standard of care is a relatively fluid concept that reacts to evolution in science and medicine. In Washington the standard of care is defined
Organ transplant is no small matter. First, the patient has gotten to the point where he or she needs to replace a vital body system.
We previously published a blog post on the association between Viagra and mental decline, and between cataract surgery and dementia. Both appeared to lessen the development
Our medical records contain a lot of information. Much of it objective – lab results, vital signs, living situation, or observations of symptoms, for example.
Greek philosopher Heraclitus, some 2,500 years ago, is credited with writing that the only constant in life is change. And Benjamin Franklin wrote “when you’re
In the search for the causes of age-related dementia, many studies are coming up with somewhat unusual conclusions. So, what does Viagra and cataract surgery
Remote patient monitoring, or telemonitoring, is a rapidly developing area of medical technology. Telemonitoring is, basically, the use of technology to monitor patients from a
Whatever happens with the pandemic, certain aspects of healthcare will forever remain changed. One shift is a subject that we have written about before –
We all know that physicians work hard. They grind their way through medical school, then sacrifice much of their twenties or thirties in residency before
For decades providers have been prescribing low dose aspirin, also known as child’s aspirin, to prevent heart attacks. The thing is, aspirin is not without