Vikings offensive lineman Josh Samuda will miss the entire 2014-15 season after suffering a gruesome leg injury during non-contact drills on Tuesday. Samuda underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a broken fibula, a dislocated ankle and deltoid ligament damage he suffered while participating in a non-contract team workout. A source close to the situation said more […]
The Sad State of the Medical Landscape in 2014
The Daily Beast recently published an article titled, “Why Your Doctor Hates His Job – How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession.” The article takes a close look at the harsh reality of the medical landscape and the role physicians play in this equation. Today, I’m going to give my perspective on the […]
50 Years of Fighting Big Tobacco Saves 8 Million Lives
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first surgeon general’s report on the detrimental health effects of smoking. After the initial report was released, government programs, nongovernmental organizations and public entities began to spread awareness about the dangers of smoking, beginning the so-called “tobacco-controlled” age. While smoking rates didn’t dramatically drop off during the beginning […]
9 Ways to Reform Medical Liability in the United States
Medical liability in the United States problematic for both doctors and patients, and fixing it will require a multi-level approach, according to a recent claim by the American College of Physicians. The current approach “just doesn’t work, it’s unfair to patients…and it spends an enormous amount of money to compensate a small minority of injured patients,” […]
Could Blood Tests Solve Concussion Questions?
An analysis of Swedish hockey players discovered that measuring tau protein levels in a person’s bloodstream could help diagnose concussions and accurately predict the persistence of symptoms, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology. For their study, researchers took blood samples from 288 Swedish hockey players after a friendly hockey game. They also took […]
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