Niche care is nothing new to medicine. Even before Ala Carte providers made big news a couple of years ago, there have been many efforts by providers to bring the care as close to the patient as possible. Employers have brought providers to the workplace to improve wellness and access to care. It can …
Your crap does more than stink…
Growing up, I know my mom or dad would always make sure I washed my hands when I left the bathroom and also before dinner. What the hell happened to that? A new story from the BBC (because I love the British slant on it) has more than a cautionary tale why we need …
A premarital exam for women…
Stock photo, used in WaPo article, no other photo credit found Ok I was going to write about poor toilet hygiene causing the spread of e-coli, But this cropped up in my feed. Ok, what the actual fuck? Is it the 1900’s and we are looking for a hymen? Are we trying to emulate …
Under pressure…
Credit. CDC A new study out in the European Heart Journal. Routine ingestion by hypertensive patients of ≥1 prescribed BP-lowering medications at bedtime, as opposed to upon waking, results in improved ABP control (significantly enhanced decrease in asleep BP and increased sleep-time relative BP decline, i.e., BP dipping) and, most importantly, markedly diminished occurrence …