Benefits of Electronic Health Records Clear to British Physicians
In my August 1, 2008 post, I spoke about the benefits of a national health registry, and questioned why it had not been implemented in the United States. I also touched on an additional concern: how the passing of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) had resulted in making it more difficult [...]
Death Be Not Proud, But Could You Please Be Permanent?
Enough British dead people have come back to life to warrant the UK’s Academy of Royal Medical Colleges to issue new guidelines on diagnosing death, according to today’s BBC NEWS. According to the BBC’s report, patients who had been exposed to extreme cold were presumed dead, but came alive once their core body temperature rose. [...]
Remember the Ginkgo Biloba to Limit Stroke-Related Brain Damage
Ginkgo biloba has been touted as a memory-saving herbal remedy for years, but new studies suggest an additional benefit. If you can remember to take your ginkgo biloba, you may also be limiting the brain damage that can be caused by a stroke, according to the medical journal, Stroke, as reported in today’s NY Times blog. [...]