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This is another angle from a study just out which says healthier people have longer-lasting sex lives.
Here, the story focuses on male versus female interest in sexual activity as people get older.
A doctor friend of mine always has said, “Men will be interested in sex until the day they die. That is just how we [...]

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This is a large study, sponsored by the British government. It polled more than 1,200 15-24 year-olds. It appears that, when talking about prior sexual activity, this age group considers honesty a measure of the seriousness of, and the future of, that relationship. Disclosing that would involve agreeing on what “having sex” means, which may not be as clear in the U. S.

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This is not leading up to a joke.
If people do not know how to report what sexual activity they are having or have had to physicians, the doctors may skip tests patients actually need, for instance. They may not know to advise them correctly when giving them contraceptive advice or prescriptions. For older males, the [...]

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Please do not be a scene-thrower, whether you are patient or family member. Scene-throwers merely eat up valuable time which could be better used for you, your loved one or somebody else. There is enough real drama in ER’s.

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Tara Parker-Pope, who writes Well for The New York Times, interviews a doctor-author about how views of childbirth have changed—or have not changed—over the centuries.

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One of our favorite medical bloggers, DB, is a medical professor, academic administrator and a former primary care physician.
DB is a favorite because he thinks clearly and writes crisply about complex subjects that matter to patients as well as doctors. Many writers need 200 pages to say what he says in a few paragraphs. He [...]

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How many British murder mysteries feature perpetrators who were sweet old ladies with lovely foxglove in their gardens—the perfect plant source for digitalis? Digitalis in the right amount helps hearts. A significant overdose of digitalis? Read all about how the police cart the corpse away.

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Surgeons are using two kinds of devices to track the patients they see in Haiti. In addition to tracking the patients there, they hope to be able to use the information to help define which responses were most effective—and aid response planning in future disasters.

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The patient centered medical home is a bold attempt at reinventing the job. Retainer medicine is a successful attempt at reinventing the job. Cash only practices are another successful option.

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The knowledge explosion in medicine began a process in which what was or is doctor’s work is turned over to registered nurses (R.N.’s) or nurse practitioners (M.S.N’s) because the doctor has newer specialty tasks to do, thanks to technology—ones which only an M.D. can handle. The end result? A surprising amount of what used to be nursing work now falls to patient’s family members.

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