Patients value the level of medical care that they will receive at a hospital Emergency Department when an event occurs that necessitates their traveling to one for care. However, many dread the time that they will have to spend there. Medical institutions in general are under tremendous financial pressure and…

When people are unfortunately diagnosed with cancer, the focus is on what has occurred and the treatments necessary to deal with it. If one steps back and views the whole situation, a more holistic approach can be devised, especially when it comes to prevention. Each of the cells in our…

Immediately after World War II many Air Force pilots obtained employment working for the commercial airlines. They had extensive experience flying unsophisticated aircraft under challenging conditions. The commercial aircraft had many autopilot features but should there be an issue, the pilots could rely on their previous wartime experience to override…

As a clarification, the more inclusive term “practitioner” is being used instead of “physician” due to the fact that currently many people are treated by physician’s assistants or nurse practitioners instead of by physicians. It has been well documented that access to medical care is a major health issue for…

As a clarification, the more inclusive term “practitioner” is being used instead of “physician” due to the fact that currently many people are treated by physician’s assistants or nurse practitioners instead of by physicians. Most practitioner offices are extremely busy and many times the front desk staffing is arranged so…

As a practitioner with a large percentage of patients having diabetes mellitus, I have encountered the same issue as most physicians treating this population. The issue is patient non-compliance that results in recurring ulcers and cellulitis as well as partial foot or lower extremity amputation. Many of the patients do…

Focusing on only one part of a situation can be counterproductive because critical aspects can be ignored resulting in failed long term results. When cancer care is instituted, it can include surgical intervention, chemotherapy, and/or radiation treatment. These treatments are important regarding the treatment of the presenting lesion. Unfortunately, the…

We must begin with a clarification. Technology is an extremely advantageous tool within the medical field and hopefully in future years as the capabilities of technology increase, there will be continued and increased usage of it to improve patient care and save lives. This posting’s only purpose is to point…

A hash table is a data structure containing key-value pairs where one can change a value, and add or remove a key-value pair. The equivalent to a hash table’s key in an array would be the index, however in an array the index is set by the location with the…