Women may outnumber men when it comes to diagnosis of mental and physical conditions, but they are also more likely to seek treatment or take preventative measures than their male counterparts. For several reasons, men will wait until the last possible minute (or avoid altogether) before going to a doctor or specialists to discuss their […]
Painkillers like Oxycontin, Percocet, and Vicodin, have been prescribed by primary physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other healthcare providers to patients suffering from varying levels of pain. Though these medications have proven to be an effective source of pain relief, they have also proven to be highly addictive. In fact, it has even been reported that […]
After water, protein is the next most abundant substance found in the human body. In fact, some experts predict that the human body produces anywhere between 20,000 and 100,000 different types of proteins. That doesn’t include all of the various proteins found in our food sources, biopharmaceuticals, and those produced by other living organisms around […]
Brexit is affecting a lot of issues. People tend to focus on the political and the financial, but it will likely affect lives beyond the usual headlines. Brexit will have an impact on health and healthcare for ex-pats who live in Europe. The current estimate is that 780,000 citizens living in EU countries. This number […]
If you want to make your dental practice more profitable, you either can get more customers, reduce costs, or do both. Unfortunately, not all dental practices can produce clients out of thin air and have to find ways to squeeze costs and overheads if they even want to survive. Luckily for them, however, there are […]
Recruitment within the healthcare industry is becoming especially tough as shortages and gaps within specialities are more prevalent. It has been estimated that there will be a shortage of approximately 45,000 medical and surgical specialists within the next ten years. Further, the medical industry is also experiencing a shortage of non-clinical staff, like security guards, […]