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BOOKS / Book by Stephen Hauser, MD, THE FACE LAUGHS WHILE THE BRAIN CRIES...
« Last post by agate on January 04, 2024, 09:27:56 pm »
This author, Stephen Hauser, MD, has written a book about his experience as a doctor specializing in MS, The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor (2023). I haven't read the book but hope to as his name often appears in MS research.


https://profiles.ucsf.edu/stephen.hauser
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From PubMed (December 3, 2024)--"Rituximab for multiple sclerosis":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38165314/
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I don't know if this is a dirty little secret but it seems that doctors set up practices where the money is likely to be. They don't want to be bothered with the uninsured or with those patients whose insurance is Medicaid. Such people aren't apt to pay outstanding bills, in the doctors' opinion, and Medicaid and Medicare are notorious for being slow to reimburse the doctors when the patient runs up a bill. Doctors often complain that they don't get reimbursed at the same rate from Medicare or Medicaid as they would be paid by patients who pay privately or who have private insurance coverage.


MS is a disease for those who can afford it.



This study illustrates the situation--from PubMed (December 3, 2024), "Geographic disparities in access to neurologists and multiple sclerosis care in the United States":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38165332/
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MISCELLANEOUS / Kim Kardashian and full-body MRI scans (MedPage Today)
« Last post by agate on January 02, 2024, 09:24:59 pm »
From MedPage Today (August 30, 2023)--"Kim Kardashian's Problematic Post Is About More than MRIs":


https://bit.ly/3NM5HAc
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From Consumer Reports (September 18, 2023)--"How to avoid a stooped posture as you age":


https://www.consumerreports.org/health/seniors-health/how-to-avoid-a-stooped-posture-as-you-age-a6143774402/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / HAPPY NEW YEAR!
« Last post by agate on December 31, 2023, 09:03:11 pm »


Welcome to 2024, with hopes that it will be a year of good health for all!
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MISCELLANEOUS / Fireworks injuries to eyes more common where fireworks are legal
« Last post by agate on December 30, 2023, 10:01:51 pm »
People in the two cities in the Pacific Northwest where I've lived just love fireworks. They start them long before July 4 or January 1 and they extend the celebrations often for days after these holidays. Law enforcement looks the other way.


Many fireworks are very dangerous--aside from being so noisy that pets are often terrorized, and people who need sleep can't get any.


From MedPage Today (December 18, 2023)--"Eye injuries from fireworks greater in areas where they are legal":


http://tinyurl.com/5bxet8m3
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / New drug target may advance MS treatment
« Last post by agate on December 29, 2023, 09:15:47 pm »
From MS Focus (the MS Foundation)(December 13, 2023)--"New drug target may advance MS treatment":


https://msfocus.org/About-Us/MSF-News-Articles/2023/2438
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MISCELLANEOUS / The best vegetables for your health, according to Medical News Today
« Last post by agate on December 28, 2023, 09:10:10 pm »
From Medical News Today (November 29, 2023)--"15 Healthiest Vegetables: Nutrition and Health Benefits":


http://tinyurl.com/2673tdzy
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MedPage Today has rerun its most-viewed news stories from 2023, and of them is in the Maine Monitor (July 23, 2023)--"RFK, Jr.,  Involved in Medical Board 'Spectacle'":


http://tinyurl.com/4ssazewp
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