A common medical term is sequela. You pronounce it like this: seh-QWEL-uh. And it means the after-effects of a disease. In other words, a medical condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury. In the 1950s when polio was ravaging our communities, many individuals who survived had permanent musculoskeletal issues requiring canes, crutches, and other devices. However, long-term…
Many of us live in a fast-paced, hyper-caffeinated digitally driven culture of intermittent constant interruptions, unreasonable demands.
Almost 100 years ago, Harvard University enrolled several hundred individuals in a long-term study of why some people live longer than others. This study is…
Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners, often with marginal…
Scenario 1: You’re in the exam room, sitting in an open-backed gown. You and your doctor have discussed your high blood pressure (stay on the…
Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners, often with marginal…
Having lived a somewhat nomadic existence in childhood because of family commitments, I understood the chaos and the emotional energy and the physical energy from…
Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners, often with marginal…
Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners, often with marginal…
Many of us live in a fast-paced, hyper-caffeinated digitally driven culture of intermittent constant interruptions, unreasonable demands.
Many of us live in a fast-paced, hyper-caffeinated digitally driven culture of intermittent constant interruptions, unreasonable demands.
