How the Ear Works
How the ear works for hearing: The outer ear is called the pinna or auricle. This is the part of the ear that people can see. The main job of the outer ear is to collect sounds from tiny whispers…
How the ear works for hearing: The outer ear is called the pinna or auricle. This is the part of the ear that people can see. The main job of the outer ear is to collect sounds from tiny whispers…
My gallbladder and I had a parting of the ways this week. I had been experiencing the following symptoms. Almost everything I tried to eat or drink made me sick and caused right upper quadrant pain. Well know fact that…
What should your PRE-OP check list include? The doctor and the hospital or surgery center will give you the things that THEY specifically require you to do before surgery. Hospital PRE-OP List Do not have anything to eat or drink…
One Patient's Story of how a Patient Advocate Nurse Navigator helps her patient How a nurse navigator helps patient Judith Nakamura after her breast-cancer diagnosis: Illustrations by Jason Schneider Explanation The nurse navigator walks through the diagnosis again with pictures…
When a Doctor Isn't Enough Nurse Navigators Help Patients Through Maze of Cancer-Treatment Decisions, Fears Navigating the multiple doctors and treatment decisions at the time of a serious diagnosis like breast cancer is so overwhelming that some medical systems are…
Do you feel you have way too much on your plate related to your medical issues, or dealing with elderly parents? Our private Patient Advocate is a indispensable tool for both patient and healthcare providers in the optimal delivery of…
How can you make YOUR holiday season worthwhile? Do something for someone else. Pay it forward at Christmas Patient Advocate coordinated this Christmas Stocking event. The teens from the Santa Maria Pony Club helped to make residents at Ingleside Assisted…
CNN had a segment on today about How to Hire a Patient Advocate. August 14, 2009 How to Hire a Patient Advocate Posted: 09:37 AM ET From CNN’s Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen It’s Empower Me! Friday! Today we are…
1. Volunteer with a friend. Animal shelter or senior center, through a church or a neighborhood organization - wherever you prefer, volunteering together makes it more fun. Knowing that you’re helping others takes your mind off your own stress. In…