Tag Archives: health care

28 Feb

Oscar Season, and the Winner of the Best Health-Themed Movie of 2013 is…

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Yes, it’s Oscar time. The Academy does not have a category for Best Health Themed Movie. So I nominated 5 films for the award (which I created to draw attention to how such movies can help us deal with health issues).

And my winner of this award is…”Dallas Buyers Club”. For an explanation of why, see my article in the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/health-movies_b_4856335.html . Leave a comment there whether you agree or not.

05 Feb

The Best Health-Themed Movies of 2013

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Movies often draw our attention to important issues. This is true every year in health.

Of course, the Academy does not have a category for Best Health Movie. So I have published an article in the Huffington Post nominating my list of the best movies of the year, and the reasons why http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/dr-carys-academy-award-no_b_4631369.html .

So check out my list and guess which one I will name in a few weeks as the best picture. And see…

28 Jan

Walt Disney, Saving Mr. Banks, Smoking Cessation and You

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One of the more popular films (although not nominated for a best picture Academy Award) is saving Mr. Banks. It portrays Walt Disney in his struggle to get Mary Poppins produced. The untold story is the chain smoking from which Walt suffered, and how it took his life from lung cancer at a young age.

In my current article in the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/saving-mr-disney-what-wal_b_4552732.html I talk about smoking related diseases, and how to prevent them with…

14 Jan

New Years Resolutions, Are There Better Ones For You For 2014?

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Most people make New Years Resolutions. Did you make some for 2014? Well, it’s not too late to edit your resolutions and make some better ones.

Check out my suggestions for better resolutions in my Huffington Post article published 12-3-13 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/dr-presants-ten-better-ne_b_4501572.html and see if there are ideas you may have missed.

26 Dec

New Medical Tips Now on YouTube

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As we enter 2014, and medical care transforms to comply with the Affordable Care Act, patients are more responsible for their own care. So it is now time to get all the tips you can to help make sure you are with the right doctor, get the full attention of your doctor about controlling all your symptoms and preventing any diseases you might be at risk of developing.

There are many tips about your care…

23 Dec

Get Ready for 2014: Protect Your Healthcare with These Steps

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2014 will make big changes in how we get our healthcare. These changes are not only in our insurance, but also in our doctors, our hospitals, and our medications. How will you succeed health-wise in 2014?

To help give you some tips, check out my recent blog on the Huffington Post http://huff.to/19JxecW and you will have emote confidence in the coming year. Beware of not doing your homework now. You could be looking at gaps in…

09 Dec

Stroke Symptoms? Get to the Hospital by Ambulance!

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We are familiar with having to go to the emergency rooms and many of us have waited hours and hours for care. Often, even with chest pain or symptoms of a stroke (numbness, confusion, headache, weakness or dizziness), a patient just has their family or friends drive them to an emergency room.

An important article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association volume 309, page 2480, 2013 by J. Saver and colleagues…

10 Nov

Taking Care of Older Family of Friends – Beware of the “Gap”

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Older patients have different needs from younger patients. This is why there is a subspecialty, with Board Certification, called Geriatrics.

What kind of unique needs do older patients have? Older patients require more communication to determine that they are understanding recommendations which are being made. They require more evaluations to make certain that the setting of their care at home is beneficial for them. Since compliance with taking medications may be poor, medicine use and…

26 Aug

Checking for Osteoporosis by Using Abdominal or Chest CT Scans.

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Osteoporosis is a common complication of aging, and produces high risk of fractures, which cause disability and even death. Osteoporosis can be effectively treated. When doctors discover osteoporosis and prescribe treatments, the risk of fractures is reduced by 30 to 50%.

Sometimes, doctors neglect to screen for osteoporosis. The usual type of screening is a bone density or DEXA scan. However, many individuals have chest or abdomen CT scans performed for other problems. And now…

19 Aug

How Having a Good Relationship with Your Doctor Improves Your Medical Care.

carypresant Medical Tips, Physician Communication, psychosocial well-being, Uncategorized 0 0

It is logical that having a good physician with whom you have a close relationship can improve your sense of confidence in your medical care. But does it result in improved health care outcomes?

In an important scientific article, K. Trevino and co-authors studied the relationship between 95 young adults with advanced cancer and their physicians. In these young adults who were between 20 and 40 years old, having a strong relationship with the physician,…

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