Types of Congenital Heart Defects

Many, many women (and yes, it's mostly women) suffer from lipedema. One estimate suggests as many as 11% of women are affected . Yet one study found that only a small percentage of women got the proper diagnosis when they presented with a textbook case. Courtesy of Thomas Wright / Dr. Thomas Wright wants to talk about lipedema. Dr. Thomas Wright believes that should be a call for action. As medical director of the Laser, Lipo & Vein Center in O'Fallon, Missouri, he ...

Patients of a Woodstock, Ont., OB-GYN are being asked by local health officials to get tested after an inspection last month revealed a failure of provincially mandated infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices at the private clinic. According to Southwestern Public Health, the inspection of Dr. Donald David Snider's clinic, located at 716 Dundas St. in Woodstock, found IPAC lapses related to the sterilization of medical equipment, something which raises the risk of the transmission of blood-borne infections, including Hep. B, Hep. C, or HIV, in medical settings, it said. While there has been no evidence that disease transmission has occurred, patients who received certain medical procedures at the clinic between Jan. 1, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2022, are being advised to get tested, said Dr. Ninh Tran, the medical officer of health for Elgin and Oxford counties and St. Thomas, in a statement. Read more: From early menopause to fertility uncertaint...

Optimal wellness (aka thriving not surviving) is officially part of the cultural zeitgeist, and not just for devoted health junkies. And, as people seek more integrative and personalized forms of healthcare, the conventional primary care model that seemingly worked for so many years, is now falling short for some. This is why the membership-based concierge medical model has grown in popularity in recent years, featuring individualized care, comprehensive treatments, and long-term wellness planning. Also referred to as boutique, personalized, and direct-practice medicine, the buzzy new model allows patients to keep doctors available on-call while making integrative and functional therapies more readily available for patients. "Concierge medicine allows for on-demand medical care, advanced functional testing, and personal access to a physician," explains Dr. Shan Siddiqi, medical director and concierge physician at Integrative Aesthetics in Miami, Florida. Concierge medical pra...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2022: Trying to Narrow the Gender Gap    Medscape

Sarna, CeraVe, and Aveeno Summertime always brings a ton of fun—outdoor adventures, baseball games (if you're into that kind of thing), swimming, grilling, and more. What's not so fun is the season's increased potential for skin irritations. Between bug bites, sweat-induced eczema flare-ups, and surprise encounters with poison ivy while weeding, it's crucial to have the best anti-itch cream on hand that actually works—and fast. Because everyone knows there's nothing's worse than an itch you can't scratch or soothe. Anti-itch creams can also be used on psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, sun burns, allergic reactions, and more, explains Anar Mikailov, M.D., F.A.A.D., founder of Skintensive . And although you may immediately think of hydrocortisone cream when the topic arises, it's not the only option. "Anti-itch creams often contain an ingredient called...

CNN  —  In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora's office in Chicago with an infection the doctor hadn't expected to see for another two months: RSV. Like her peers across the country, the allergist and immunologist has been treating little ones with this cold-like virus well before the season usually starts. "We're seeing RSV infections going rampant all throughout the country," Mora said. Baby visiting the doctor for a checkup rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock A common respiratory virus is spreading at unusually high levels, overwhelming children's hospitals. Here's what parents need to know Almost all children catch RSV at some point before they tu...

Credit: Tatiana Ayazo Wouldn't it be great if you could find out which exact drug will work best for your rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before you take it? Fortunately, scientists are working hard to develop tests to provide this type of precise information — but for now, the typical RA treatment course entails quite a bit of trial and error.  Patients are often required to test out medication after medication before finding one that controls their disease without causing too many side effects.   Additionally, while the wide array of RA drugs on the market today is a mostly a good thing, the sheer number of available options means it can be hard to know where to start or what your next move should be. Will a conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) like methotrexate be sufficient? Will you respond to a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor like infliximab (Remicade)? Or is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhib...

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer had surgery this week to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. Springer, 33, skipped the All-Star Game in July because of pain in his elbow, and later sat out 10 days in August. The team said Thursday he is expected to be ready for spring training. The surgery was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas. A four-time All-Star and MVP of the 2017 World Series with Houston, Springer signed a six-year, $150 million contract with Toronto before the 2021 season. Springer had to stay in Toronto for several days after the Blue Jays were swept out of the playoffs because he suffered a concussion in a Game 2 loss to Seattle. The Blue Jays couldn't hold an 8-1 lead in that game, losing 10-9. The Mariners tied it at 9 on J.P. Crawford's bases-loaded blooper into shallow center field with two out in the eighth inning. Springer and shortstop Bo Bichette went hard after the ball, but it landed as t...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Somerset County turning to social media campaigns to advertise for 25 vacant positions    WJAC Johnstown

About UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare is the largest health insurance company in the U.S. based on market share by direct written premiums. It offers health benefit programs for individuals, employers and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The company partners with more than 1.3 million medical providers and 6,500 hospitals and other care facilities across the country. UnitedHealthcare has more than 125,000 employees. UnitedHealthcare offers health maintenance organization and exclusive provider organization plans on the health insurance marketplace. It offers insurance coverage directly to individuals and families in 18 states and employer-sponsored health insurance plans throughout the country. UnitedHealth Group Inc. is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Types of Heal...