Most new jobs aren't inherited! Usually, new employment is a process that involves research, phone calls, interviews, and a job offer. But when a family member has a stroke or heart attack, is diagnosed with dementia, cancer, or has...

This list of up-and-coming technologies and drug therapies was chosen by a panel of 110 physicians and scientists, and announced at the conference in Cleveland. Here is a continuation of their top picks. -- Checkpoint Inhibitors This breakthrough form of immunotherapy...

The Rotary Club of Scituate has launched its 2015 fund-raising campaign to continue to provide assistance to local charities serving Scituate and Marshfield residents. Your financial participation and support enables Rotary to assist many community charities and deserving service...

I recently came across the following summary of "predicted medical innovations for 2015". An edited version follows... At the Cleveland Clinic’s annual Medical Innovation Summit, the top 10 list included a high-tech stroke ambulance, painless blood testing, new cancer therapies...

I came across this information recently. Something everyone should know -- there will be tax penalties assessed for those ignoring the health care mandate. Please read the summary below: Tax penalties for remaining uninsured have risen significantly. Every adult without...

Last year, nearly 18 percent of Medicare patients who had been hospitalized were re-admitted within a month. While that is lower than past years, roughly 2 million patients return a year, costing Medicare $26 billion. Officials estimate $17 billion...

Home Care services provide the infrastructure to enable patients to remain at home, with safety, security, and monitoring of their individual care plans, which avoids costly hospitalization and re-admittance. See evidence cited below to support such a "care collaboration"... Medicare is...

Be aware of how seniors manage their health issues. It is important to understand: many elders do NOT want to go to the hospital...they are 1)afraid of being admitted; and 2)afraid of sitting in the emergency room for hours...

It is important to know and understand the warning signs of vascular dementia. Realistically, an individual may be unaware that they have developed dementia. Or, they may be hiding the facts. If you observe sudden changes, or the development of...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly, but there are up to 100 uniquely defined dementias (many rare), also. Multiple factors may cause cognitive impairment. Dementia can strike individuals with poorly controlled diabetes, high...