Medical terminology is tricky. In life, there are two distinct moments when using very technical medical words can be problematic. One is when a physician explains a diagnosis to a patient who has little medical literacy and the other is … Read More
Not every physician is as media savvy as those on KevinMD.com. Even doctors who understand the virtues of social media as a marketing and communication tool are all too aware of its downsides. For example, Dr. Kevin Pho maintains both a … Read More
While we were at ABC 7 for an 11 AM news segment on the “dos and don’ts” of high heeled shoes featuring Dr. George Holmes, orthopaedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, we ran into “The Voice” contestant Jamie Lono and … Read More
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When patients enter a doctor’s office with a health concern, chances are they’ve already researched that problem online before seeing a physician. Recent studies have found that Americans are turning to the internet now more than ever for information regarding … Read More
We recently learned that client MetroSouth Medical Center was training its emergency department staff on a stroke robot. Controlled by the remote physician, the robot can turn its head and zoom in on the patient so closely that he or … Read More
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