While some residents of Coronado and elsewhere may think of palliative care as an end to traditional medical care, it’s more of a switch to a different type of care. Rather than pushing for a cure or risky, painful…
Maybe nurses and other medical professionals in the Pasadena area and elsewhere have learned the meaning of the term ‘health literacy’ as part of their training, but is this something their clients should know as well, including those receiving 24-hour…
Let’s hear it for our seniors, whether they live in Bel Air or anywhere else! Let’s also hear it for those seniors who have caregivers and those who live independently! Yes, defining who exactly fits into the senior category these…
If you’ve never heard of a condition called immune thrombocytopenia, consider yourself lucky. Not just because it’s a challenging disease for residents of Van Nuys and elsewhere to live with, but because it’s so hard to pronounce. That’s why many…
Being prepared isn’t just for Boy Scouts but for anyone living in Mission Valley or elsewhere. As Californians, just about all of us have been told to expect the unexpected, whether this means changes in our lives, such as health…
One of the biggest challenges in modern medicine is how to prevent or combat sepsis, a condition in which the body fights off infections, but does so in extreme and dangerous ways. Residents of Burbank and elsewhere diagnosed with sepsis…
A big part of many modern discussions about Alzheimer’s disease revolves around what happens inside the body and the brain as the condition progresses. While the biology and pathology of this terminal disease can be interesting, at least from a…
There are plenty of philosophical questions surrounding death, but one sometimes discussed by residents of Encino and elsewhere is whether it’s ‘better’ for someone to pass away quickly or go through a long process of palliative care, decline and eventually…
Some people love working in health care because you never know what to expect. Many caregivers in the Glendale area and elsewhere enjoy the variety of working with different people with different health conditions and requiring different skills. In some…
When ranking parts of the body that serve important roles, the heart and the brain definitely get most of the attention. But residents of Flintridge and elsewhere, including those receiving 24-hour care, should consider learning more about their gut and…