For many parents, the American Academy of Pediatric’s yearly urging to have otherwise healthy children vaccinated against the flu falls on deaf ears. “Parents will question why they need to vaccinate if their child doesn’t have asthma or chronic health problems,” says Dr. Hassan Alzein of Alzein Pediatrics in Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park, Illinois. “They feel they are exposing their children to the risk of side effects for no reason. Education is vital in...
Email-related security breaches account to over 94% cyberattacks, out of which 80% involve phishing. We have seen this happen in the past when highly secure private networks of government agencies like NHS and large corporations like Canva were compromised through such attacks. That is mainly because it is easy to specifically target an individual by sending malware directly to the target’s email account. The internet is swarming with scammers and cyber criminals eager to deceive...
By Jon Tornetta, PMP (Founder of meddkit.com) If your EHR does not come with a telehealth option (i.e. Everyone’s MD is an example of what a Telehealth system looks like), fear not. Meddkit has compiled a list of the best standalone telehealth platforms. From that list, we have picked our favorite three telehealth vendors for private practices. Meddkit also created a report of the top telehealth platforms for private practices, which you can download here....
Many people all over the world are very conscious about the appearance of their nose. After all, it is the main focal point of the face, and something that is visible to all. Noses, like people, come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are small, some are large. Some are beautiful, others not so much. What makes a nose beautiful differs from person to person, and what may seem to ugly to one...
There will come a time when someone who is suffering from constant back pains will say, “Enough is enough”. Regular treatments do not seem to be helping with the issue, and the medication is only reliving the pain. The physiotherapy that they have undertaken may have helped a little, but the pain is still there, and it is starting to cause major disruptions to the person’s quality of life. If this sounds like you, then...
As the COVID-19 spreads worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. As a healthcare worker, you must be in a situation where taking care of yourself and providing quality care for your patients. You are at the hospital in the time of uncertainty, taking precautions, and providing the best care you can give! It is common to be anxious about the current situation as the second wave of...
Over recent weeks, it’s been difficult for many of us to keep our health and fitness goals thanks to the shelter in place orders and restrictions on businesses. With gyms across the US shut for many months and individuals struggling to travel to the stores they usually use, it’s understandable that you might have found it challenging to stay healthy. However, it’s not impossible to keep yourself healthy; all it takes is a little hard...
Suffering from a slipped disc is not much fun at all. It can be extremely painful and can affect your everyday life and mobility. There are several names for a slipped disc such as a prolapsed disc or a herniated disc, and they are something that can suddenly cause extreme pains in your lower back area. The cause of the pain is basically the disc pressing onto a nerve. What is a slipped disc ?...
It isn’t easy to admit that you need assistance with activities of daily living and personal care once you reach a certain age. For most families, it gets put on the back burner until it becomes a critical need. Then it’s usually left up to the children of the loved one to coax them into submitting to an in-home caregiver or another resource for assistance. A problem exists for those who have progressed in age...
It’s no surprise that the healthcare industry has to go through a major transformation that is now including the adoption of telehealth, e-prescriptions and video consultations. This has been talked about for years, but the bureaucracy of the existing healthcare system has hindered digital progress. Interestingly many healthcare organizations are not centralized nor managed in a technologically efficient manner. However, the COVID environment has accelerated healthcare’s much-needed digital transformation in different areas. To learn more,...
