Intended to stop adult smoking, vaping has become a harmful teen trend
Last week, the FDA announced its largest-ever enforcement action in the history of the agency. The goal? Stopping sales of e-cigarettes and vaping products to teens.
Last week, the FDA announced its largest-ever enforcement action in the history of the agency. The goal? Stopping sales of e-cigarettes and vaping products to teens.
Summer doesn’t technically end until September 22 this year, so there’s still plenty of time for warm-weather fun. However, that also means more opportunities for ear health issues, from swimmer’s ear to eardrum injuries. Misinformation persists about common ear ailments and treatments, and not enough patients understand the importance of proper ear protection and ear hygiene. ENTs: are you educating your patients on how to keep their ears healthy? These videos can help.
Today’s health care consumers have high expectations. Even older generations — not just millennials — are tech-savvy, engaged patients who are turning to the Internet and social media to research doctors and health concerns.
Do you think your patients are too smart to be influenced by health advice from celebrities? There’s no way educated adults would make medical decisions based on a viral Facebook post or an article about a movie star in the news, right? That’s what Valerie A. Jones, M.D., thought, too, until she Googled the HPV vaccine, curious to see what her patients might find. “I was disgusted, angry, and even saddened by what I found,” she wrote on KevinMD.com, describing the sensationalized, medically inaccurate stories that filled her search results.
Patient satisfaction with cataract surgery is high. But there is always the chance of those rare patients who are not happy with their results. Blurred vision and glare are common complaints in patients with certain IOLs. Getting the best outcomes starts with asking the right questions, setting expectations, and educating patients about their options. And in 2018, that means showing patients what they can expect, not just telling them. Is your patient education the best it can be?Read More
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to rise to as much as 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. One in 10 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s. The disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., killing more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.Read More
