Education and understanding is the key to being able to support the many people with epilepsy! Let’s learn a bit about what causes the shakes, stares and twitches. #purpleday
Author Archives: Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown
Down Syndrome-Too bad his name wasn’t Up
It’s only Down Syndrome because the scientist who discovered its name was Down! They’re strong and resilient and totally Up! #SeeTheAbility #WDSD
M Parley’s Interview with Nana Ama Addo of Fun Times Magazine
Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown, a Trinidadian-born, Jamaican educated, and Canada-based family medicine doctor, advises people to note that the vaccine is not about individuals getting vaccinated, but rather about the sum of the population becoming vaccinated for public safety.
Food for Child Mental Health!
Today we continue our tradition of supporting #BellLetsTalkDay and spreading awareness about mental health! This year we pay special attention to the most lovely human beings, children!
M Parley’s Quick Start Guide to Understanding Your Medication
We did a previous series on tips for understanding your diagnosis and what questions you should ask your doctor to help you understand! But what good is understanding the diagnosis without understanding the treatment right?! Many times, treatment involves medication. People are often quite suspicious or concerned about medications and this is understandable. So here is M Parley’s Quick Start Guide to Understanding Your Medication!
But the Vaccines don’t “prevent” COVID-19
“If I can still get COVID why should I take the vaccine. Aren’t vaccine supposed to prevent the disease?” So, let’s unpack this!
Doctor I Don’t Understand! Pt 3
Better outcomes of an illness derive from patient motivation and patient motivation is best come by through knowledge. A patient who truly understands his/her diagnosis is more likely to understand the treatment and therefore more likely to commit to it with a positive attitude which makes all the difference. So to this end we started our ten question guide to asking you doctor questions to understanding your illness.
Doctor I Don’t Understand! Pt 2
Better outcomes of an illness derive from patient motivation and patient motivation is best come by through knowledge. A patient who truly understands his/her diagnosis is more likely to understand the treatment and therefore more likely to commit to it with a positive attitude which makes all the difference. So to this end we started our ten question guide to asking you doctor questions to understanding your illness.
Doctor I Don’t Understand! Pt 1
A Guide to Asking Your Doctor Questions to Understand Your Diagnosis Part 1 by Dr Makini McGuire-Brown This is article 2 of our Patient Tips series! In article 1 we learnt about the devastating effects of Diagnosis Denial! In this episode we pick back up on one of the suggested solutions to diagnosis denial, thatContinue reading “Doctor I Don’t Understand! Pt 1”
Diagnosis Denial
by Dr Makini McGuire-Brown Many who sing the tunes of the legendary Bob Marley were not even born when he died. Bob didn’t have to die at such a young age. Although he was diagnosed with melanoma it could have been treated surgically. Many black people today tend to believe that “black people don’t getContinue reading “Diagnosis Denial”
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