In an earlier post I described the problem of excessive and inappropriate drug prescribing when a patient with multiple chronic illnesses di...
Showing posts with label chronic disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chronic disease. Show all posts
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Lack of Care Coordination of Chronic Illnesses Leads to Excess Prescriptions, Suboptimal Care and High Expenses Henry is a 69-year-old livin...
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Medical care is organized to treat acute conditions but the need today is to prevent, diagnose and treat chronic illnesses. Unfortunately, w...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Much of today’s foods are “ultraprocessed,” lead to obesity and its ultimate diseases such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertensio...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Well, probably not a surprise at all. The seeds of coronary artery disease (CAD) are laid down early and over long periods. But given our cu...
Saturday, March 26, 2011
It is currently popular for government officials to single out the insurance companies for the rising cost of healthcare. Not that the ins...