Based on what's going on in the medical community, a series of consistent themes emerges that provides some insight into what the future of medicine will look like.

Here are some things rising to the top of the discussion of future medicine:

Digital Records
Currently, this is kind of a mess. Some hospitals and doctors can share patient records ( Read more... )

I went in to the doctor's yesterday, to meet with the surgeon. Sarah came with me, to rough them up with her nurse-fu if they gave me any trouble. The surgeon was nice though, and was also curious to see if the flush did anything, so agreed to set up an ultrasound to see ( Read more... )

I've had several people criticize me lately, saying I don't eat well enough or that I don't take my health seriously enough. Now I grant you, I should get more exercise than I do currently, but I think overall, I take my health pretty seriously ( Read more... )

I went to the doctor today. He said I had damaged a ligament, not a disc. Which is good news, but will still take a while to heal. Hopefully it doesn't snow for a while ( Read more... )

My back's been bothering me - not severely, but intermittently - ever since one of the many rounds of shoveling this winter ( Read more... )