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Tag Archives: Medical
What is Monkeypox?
What we know about the mysterious monkeypox.
So Many Reasons for Infertility
Recognising the struggles of infertility and the strength of those going through it!
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Time to really understand what Autism is! #WorldAutismMonth #LightitUpBlue
Shakes, Stares and Twitches
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
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!
What We Should Thank COVID-19 For- From Pressure Comes Diamonds
By Dr Makini McGuire-Brown So yes, I acknowledge the devastation that COVID-19 has caused the world. As a physician with ICU experience I know the dread of impending respiratory arrest, futile mechanical ventilation and feeling like a constant loser. Virus: 304,000; Physician: 0. But today we are going to park that depression and kill COVIDContinue reading “What We Should Thank COVID-19 For- From Pressure Comes Diamonds”
An Ode to the Old- COVID-19 and More
by Dr Makini McGuire-Brown Life events and COVID-19 got me thinking about the elderly and the lack of recognition and care given to them at times. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the US, 8 out of 10 deaths from COVID-19 have been in adults over 65 years old. Unfortunately,Continue reading “An Ode to the Old- COVID-19 and More”
Lessons from COVID-19: Humanity, Artificial Intelligence and Medicine
by Dr Makini McGuire-Brown As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, several influential people in our world have taken the time to reflect on the lessons that we can and should learn from this global emergency. I’m not going to talk about the total lack of preparedness and the lessons that so many governments around theContinue reading “Lessons from COVID-19: Humanity, Artificial Intelligence and Medicine”