How telemedicine is changing medicine — and the obstacles the technology still faces By Kasey Fuqua Healthcare in the United States is facing a slew of challenges: from increasing costs to a shortage of health professionals and lack of access to care. While there’s no silver bullet for these issues, telemedicine services show promise as cost-effective care. … [Read more...] about Virtual Exam Room
How Technology has changed women’s health care
By Kasey Fuqua Over the last 40 years, advances in technology have changed the way women get pregnant, deliver babies and receive treatment for conditions ranging from cancer to endometriosis. Gynecologic care has become more effective with fewer side effects, allowing women to experience a high quality of life whether they experience infertility, fibroids or … [Read more...] about How Technology has changed women’s health care
Western Tidewater Free Clinic
Anthony J. DiStasio, II, MD, Board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center – Suffolk The patients who Dr. Anthony DiStasio treats during his volunteer hours at the Western Tidewater Free Clinic often work multiple jobs yet struggle to support their families. They cannot afford commercial health insurance and many do not qualify for … [Read more...] about Western Tidewater Free Clinic
TIME = VISION
By Alan L Wagner MD, FACS, FICS Stop, Drop, and Roll. Apply direct pressure to a wound. Thirty chest compressions before two rescue breaths. Sixty minutes “door to needle” within 240 minutes of symptoms with an ischemic stroke. Here’s another rule everyone should know: 97 minutes until irrevocable loss of vision with a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO). … [Read more...] about TIME = VISION
The Story of Alpha-gal: Allergy to Red Meat after a Tick Bite
By Christina Funari Ortiz, MD, MPH Ticks are often implicated in infectious disease, but rarely, if ever, has the allergy community considered ticks important in the spread of food allergy – until recently. One such tick-associated food allergy is referred to as “alpha-gal,” which is an allergy to red meat. This was first reported in the 1990s; however, … [Read more...] about The Story of Alpha-gal: Allergy to Red Meat after a Tick Bite
