A Fatal Lack of Data
by Jennifer Green, MS2
I’ve been looking into violent deaths lately. And now I understand a few things. Mostly, I understand what we don’t... READ MORE →
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
When Age Is Just A Number
by RD, MDWhen Henrikje van Andel-Schipper turned 115 years old, her mind was sharper than many 60 year olds. Years before, she knew... READ MORE →
The Eighth Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. is…
by Jennifer Bunn, RNThe eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. is medication error. This statistic may surprise you. Other frightening statistics... READ MORE →
Virtual Reality – New Steps in Stroke Rehabilitation
by Nirupama Shankar, PT, MHSCerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the USA; each year about... READ MORE →
Dying To Be A Good Mom – Eating Disorders In Pregnancy
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDMost people know the “typical” eating disorder patient: adolescent girl, over-achiever, perfectionist. This is... READ MORE →
The Ethics of Selling Prescription Data
by Jennifer Bunn, RNThe compilation and selling of physician prescribing habits has been a common practice since the 1990’s. Many physicians... READ MORE →
Pharmacists Really Do Have Prescribing Power
by JC, MDI read with interest my fellow Brain Blogger’s article on pharmacists and their essential value to the medical team.... READ MORE →
Do You Know the Function Man? – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
by Sajid Surve, DOI frequently find myself having to explain the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) to the public, and... READ MORE →
Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
by Nirupama Shankar, PT, MHSA lady (let’s call her Carla) is driving down a street — it’s 10:00 pm on a Friday night. She thinks about... READ MORE →
Ethics 101 – It’s Beyond My Scope of Practice
by JC, MDIn medicine a lot of physicians categorize their patients as “good” patients or “bad” patients. Good... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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