May 10, 2010
The Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers, co-authored by myself and Elizabeth Ayello PhD, RN has become a hit with clinicians. Published by the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), we designed this book to be a handy quick reference for doctors, nurses, and other...
Apr 29, 2010
A major study published in The Gerontologist has shown that pressure ulcer prevention measures are lacking in high risk patients. A research group based in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine studied...
Apr 26, 2010
A substantial multi-billion dollar industry in implantable cardiac devices has emerged in recent years. Technologies such as cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices are being implanted in many people who may not need them,...
Apr 22, 2010
Greek mythology tells us that filings from the rusty spear of Achilles were used successfully on a non-healing wound. To this legacy of using metal derivatives to heal wounds, a newer, more modern mythology has been added. This is the use of silver in wound-care...
Apr 19, 2010
On a trip to Australia this past November I had the opportunity to visit with and photograph the oldest professional ping pong player in the world. 98 year old Dorothy DeLow lives in a well kept home nestled in a suburb of Sydney. She demonstrated her ability to...
