Separating Measles Vaccine Fact From Fiction
Let’s face it, most of us don’t remember the 1950’s when cases of measles still ran rampant. You know why we don’t remember? Because we all got a little vaccine that ultimately led to a total disappearance of the entire outbreak. It became a distant memory. What people are failing to realize is the thing about vaccines are that they only can be effective when everyone gets them. So why are we suddenly seeing so...
Physician Assistant: Ranked as #1 Job in 2015
Physician assistants of the world, rejoice! Apparently, you have one of the top 25 jobs based on Salary and job openings. GlassDoor, a website dedicated to reviewing jobs, released its average annual job salary information recently. And of its list that ranked 25 positions, physician assistant (PA) came out on top! Physician assistant was just above other great careers such as software engineer, business development managers, and...
Physician Launches Startup Company to Help Terminally Ill
As the old saying goes, the only things that are certain are “death and taxes.” And, although we’ve seen tons of startup companies based around the need for money and finance solutions. However, when it comes to death–our society is so lacking in battling something the MOST inevitable of times. However, one doctor from rural California has begun a project to offer a service that no one yet has ventured...
This Winter May Have the Highest Flu Reports on Record
Americans have been feeling a little bit under the weather apparently recently. According to a recent study from Gallup, found that at any given moment about 4% of Americans reported having the flu in December 2014. That means last month was one of the most flu-infested months on record! Plus, flu season only now is just getting started—it’s likely this season will be one of the worst to date. The study was a conducted...
The Disappearance of the Patient-Doctor Bond
It used to be that your doctor was your go-to man or woman. Whenever you had a cough or a rash or needed a check-up, it was the same friendly face at the same family practice. Over years of knowing one-another, doctors and patients began to be comfortable enough around each other and familiar enough that treating almost anything was a lot easier. After all, it’s a lot easier when a physician knows an extensive medical history of a...