January 2017 - MD Monthly

Governance in Today’s Healthcare Climate

January 12, 2017

By Matthew J. Kelly MHA, President Board of Directors, CommuniCare Health Centers The healthcare system in America is in the early stages of changes that will, in all probability, be the most significant sin... Read More...

Amazing SmartGraft Technology for Single Hair Transplantation

MD Monthly

January 12, 2017

Cosmetic MD

By Constance M. Barone, MD, FACS I recently performed single follicle hair transplantation using the SmartGraft machine and let me tell you – this is a fantastic machine. I have been practicing plastic ... Read More...

21st Century Cures Act: Stem Cell Patients Made A Difference

Jennifer Ziegler, Tracy Thompson and SammyJo Wilkinson

January 3, 2017

Medical Innovations

The 21st Century Cures Act was passed by both the House and Senate with huge bipartisan majorities, and it was signed by President Obama on December 13th. The aim is to speed development of and access to new th... Read More...

How The Boston Marathon Bombings Changed My Life As A Doctor

Dr. Kevin Ju

January 3, 2017

Men's, Women's

As a young and curious child, I was always trying to figure out how things worked. When I was growing up in Houston, my parents, a computer programmer mom and a chemical engineer dad, encouraged my curiosity ab... Read More...

Can High-Impact Exercise & Weight Training Counteract The Effects of Osteoporosis?

Special To MD Monthly

January 3, 2017

Men's, Women's

In order to maintain bone density, post-menopausal women with the pre-osteoporosis condition known as osteopenia have a new challenge: making time for regularly scheduled, vigorous exercise.... Read More...

How Vitamin D Reduces The Risk of Asthma

Terri Suresh-DeNeui, MSN, APRN-BC

January 3, 2017

Holistic Health

Asthma is a serious health problem in the United States and in other developed countries around the world, and Vitamin D may be the solution to this growing problem.... Read More...

Methodist Healthcare Ministries Brings Quality Care To Underserved Communities

MD Monthly

January 3, 2017

Men's, Women's

The need to expand access to quality healthcare is no new phenomenon. Indeed, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas have dedicated themselves to this mission, and over the past few decades, they have s... Read More...

Health Analytics: Better Outcomes Mean Better Success, No Matter What Happens to the ACA

Jay Reddy, CEO of VitreosHealth

January 3, 2017

Medical Innovations

Things were looking down for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) even before Donald Trump won the election.... Read More...

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