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Stephen Porter has been earning his living in the health care industry since 1995, but he readily admits that he doesn’t have all the answers when it comes to dealing with the many issues facing the ever-changing health system. He is certain, however, that the problems currently being discussed, debated and deliberated in Washington, D.C., […]
For generations, family doctors have treated entire families, building long-term relationships built upon caring and trust. The physician-patient relationship endured for decades, and the doctor knew how a family lived, worked and played – and hence knew the potential for genetic diseases. In the middle to late 20th century, it seemed that family medicine was […]
Every parent wants to have the ideal child: obedient, healthy, confident. But what happens when those traits become a bit too much, when the healthy, rule-following child develops an eating disorder? When the seemingly confident child becomes a bully? Parents don’t want to imagine their child with a health-threatening eating disorder, being bullied or being […]
Every now and then, an individual must visit a doctor and sometimes a specialist in order to understand what is going on with her mind or body. But listening to a physician speak can be like learning something in a classroom; as soon as we get it, things change. New medications, new procedures and new […]
“WHAT’S IN THAT?” It’s a question commonly uttered by infatuated foodies at barbecues, potlucks and Thanksgiving dinners as a query into the contents of a dish. For those more health conscious, the question takes on an alternative meaning as consumers look to see what artificial ingredients inhabit their food. Whether it is to increase the […]
Both Kids & Adults A variety of things come to mind when you hear the words inhaler, heaving, gasp and wheezing. Many people think of asthma as a problem that primarily affects children. But, in fact, asthma is a chronic disease that plagues both children and adults, and its symptoms or triggers are so varied […]