Top stories in health and medicine, August 14, 2013
From MedPage Today:
Retina May Be Window Into Stroke Risk. Damage to the retina from hypertension independently pointed to elevated stroke risk, even when blood pressure was controlled by medication.
High-Deductible Plans Mean More Hospital Red Ink. As employers and insurance companies shift more health costs into workers’ pockets, hospitals are making a discovery. The pockets aren’t bottomless.
Special Diet Quells Genetic Risk of Stroke. The Mediterranean diet may lower the risk of stroke in patients with a certain genetic variant that makes them susceptible to type 2 diabetes and metabolic troubles.
Top blogs:
Listeria and pregnancy, when discussing risk it’s all perspective. Putting the fear of God into people is bad medicine and if your doctor makes you feel like you are a bad person for eating soft cheese during pregnancy, then you should probably get another doctor.
Medical Foo. Medicine needs big ideas. Medicine needs some Foo.
President 43: Paragon or Patsy? It’s human nature to want to do more. Fighting human nature is an uphill battle.
Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Infectious disease Neurology Source Type: blogs
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