3000 Colby Street, Suite 304New smartphone apps can deliver doctors to your doorstep. Heal is a smartphone app similar to the on-demand car service Uber, but instead of a car, a doctor shows up at your door. Users download the app and then type in a few details such as address and the reason for the visit. After adding […]
I am sure that many of you are mourning the death of Derek Shepherd, as I am. Actually, I am being a bit hypocritical. I watched Grey’s Anatomy from its inception, but I stopped watching the show when the trauma team went down in a plane crash – it was just getting to be ridiculous. […]
Diane J. Atkins, OTR, FISPO, provided insight into the growing field of hand transplantation as an alternative for patients who have rejected upper limb prostheses during a presentation at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, here. Atkins, who specializes in upper limb rehabilitation, has worked with the hand transplant […]
Infections, such as osteomyelitis, are important to take into consideration in the management of open finger fractures, according to a presenter at the Annual Hand Surgery Symposium. “The real issue is osteomyelitis,” Randall W. Culp, MD, of the Philadelphia Hand Center, said. “Most [infections] you see in your own practices result in contracted contamination by […]
I thought I’d start this blog by telling you a little bit more about me. I have two darling little girls, ages 6 and 1. They keep me on my toes and keep me laughing all the time – well, most of the time. You might ask why they are all dressed up in little […]
