November 4, 2015
The month formerly known as November is finally upon us. The stereotypes of masculinity and invincibility amongst the male gender has been around for..
October 28, 2015
Isabel Healthcare is pleased to announce that we offer ICD-10-CM coding into all our products. This includes Isabel the Diagnosis Checklist, the..
October 21, 2015
Testicle pain or testicular pain occurs around one or both testicles. Testicle pain can also originate from elsewhere in the abdomen or groin, but..
October 14, 2015
The case of Karissa Cox and Richard Carter in the UK has been widely covered. Their baby (due to legal reasons the baby’s name and gender have not..
October 7, 2015
The IOM report on ‘Improving Diagnosis in Medicine’ that was published last month made a big call to bring the patient into the diagnostic process...
September 30, 2015
It is a sad fact of life that industries often need to be shamed, bullied or told to do the right thing rather than do it on their own accord. The..
September 23, 2015
On August 30 2015, renowned British neurologist Oliver Sacks passed away at the age of 82. Sacks felt that the brain was the “most incredible thing..
September 16, 2015
Within the medical industry, a staggering 30-40% of all malpractice claims come down to a misdiagnosis. Why do people get it wrong? Because they’re..
September 9, 2015
The looming shortage of doctors in the UK looks as though it’s finally driving some different thinking. In Wales, which faces even more of an acute..
September 2, 2015
How often have you visited the doctor with a minor illness and been prescribed water? “Keep your fluids up and get plenty of rest.” It’s one of the..
August 26, 2015
Lymph glands (also known as lymph nodes) are pea-sized lumps of tissue which contain white blood cells. The white blood cells filter the lymphatic..
August 19, 2015
There are between 6,000 and 8,000 known rare diseases - defined as a disease affecting less than 5 in 10,000 people - and every week more are being..
