According to Practice Fusion, patients over the age of 65 will have seen an average of 28.4 doctors over their lifetime. We place an incredible amount of trust in these men and women, even if the time we spend in their presence is often quite brief. Even the most...
Brandon Leonard, MA, EMT-CC, Ambulance Medical Technician with the Nassau County Police Department, in Long Island, New York, has tended to a multitude of elderly patients throughout his career. He’s picked up some helpful tips along the way and has offered to share...
As a cardiologist, I’ve run into a similar problem over the years: there is much confusion about what defines a heart attack or “myocardial infarction” (MI) and what defines cardiac arrest or “sudden cardiac death” (SCD). I have often had patients tell me that their...
Medicare is government-subsidized health insurance for individuals over 65, as well as those with specific medical conditions. According to a recent AARP article, 57 million people nationwide rely on Medicare to cover things like doctor visits, hospitalizations and...
The term “heart disease” is an umbrella term that includes a variety of heart conditions, including coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and cardiomyopathy to name a few. In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Heart disease does not...
Just because the country is reopening, doesn’t mean that the coronavirus has disappeared. Those who have been at risk from the virus over the past few months are still just as vulnerable. For this reason, it makes it difficult to know how to navigate the
Since this is territory that most of us have never had to navigate, we turned to the experts to help us better understand how to process losing access to a loved one who is locked down, and the loss of a loved one’s life.
We’re worried about our loved ones too. But there are practical matters that have to be discussed so that if a health emergency occurs, you are physically and emotionally prepared to handle it.