Many counties in PHC’s network have low pediatric immunization rates. This may be due in part to access or transportation issues. But it is also due to misperceptions about the risks of vaccines. While these misunderstandings can be tough to change, it is incumbent Continue reading
Category Archives: Prevention
Silent But Deadly
Unlike the usual ramifications of the term SBD (silent but deadly), radon gas is odorless and invisible. In contradistinction, radon is tasteless whereas the commonplace SBD is completely lacking in manners. Silent but deadly, the much-underappreciated radon gas Continue reading
Salads and the fountain of youth
Cost-effectiveness is modern medicine’s mantra. Put another way, when cheap solutions are found for common problems, let us embrace them.
One of medicine’s most common and vexing problems is death. It is a phenomenon with Continue reading
It’s time for another Choosing Wisely update!
(See previous blog posts: https://phcprimarycare.org/?p=101 and https://phcprimarycare.org/?p=346.)
As a refresher, Choosing Wisely was created “to promote conversations between physicians and patients by helping patients choose care that is:
- Supported by evidence
- Not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received Continue reading
Cooties, professionalism, and for the sake of fashion
The Society for HealthCare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) recently published their expert guidance for Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings. Admittedly the role of attire in Continue reading
The e-cigarette prairie fire
Since our last post on the subject of e-cigarettes written by Dr. Jeff Ribordy (https://phcprimarycare.org/?p=546), tobacco consumption through these nefarious little tubes continues spreading like a prairie fire. Their use Continue reading
This study seems nutty
Here at Partnership HealthPlan, we are constantly searching for new, better, and easier ways for people to improve their health. Thus, it was with great relish that we read a recent study in the NEJM on the health benefits of eating nuts. Continue reading
The Art of War/Medicine
Recently updated guidelines for treatment of high cholesterol levels have just been released by the American College of Cardiology – American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. They represent a change Continue reading
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon, you’re up too soon
As a father of four and grandfather of four I recall feeling a bit guilty when announcing bedtime and signaling an end to the evening’s activities. Actually, my wife more often led the command, with me as her trusty sidekick. We both felt Continue reading
Vaccine-preventable illness increasing
We live in an age where most young people now alive have never seen illnesses that were common 50-100 years ago. The medical system’s success at eliminating or significantly reducing common and deadly childhood illnesses through the use of vaccines has Continue reading