Epilepsy Talk
The Trouble with Doctors: Fraud and Deceit in Medicine
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Most of us think we know the answers already. Everyone oversells us, including ourselves. Politicians impose absurdly unrealistic timeframes for untested reforms; the drugs industry seeds the media with stories of wonder drugs of marginal benefit; patients won’t accept the inevitability of disease and death; and it’s a brave surgeon who’ll admit to being below average.
Tags: fraud, motives, trouble with doctors, unheathy answers, unrealistic expectations
New epilepsy technique could cut misdiagnoses by nearly 70%
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By uncovering hidden epilepsy signatures in seemingly normal EEGs, this tool could significantly reduce false positives — seen in around 30% of cases globally — and spare patients from medication side effects, driving restrictions, and other quality-of-life challenges linked to misdiagnoses.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — Do You Have It?
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PTSD affects about 7.7 million American adults, and while it’s impossible to predict who will develop PTSD in response to trauma, there are certain risk factors that increase your vulnerability.
Great epilepsy alert jewelry
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Medical Alert jewelry is a good concept, but it’s often awkward and downright unattractive.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Now there are plenty of great looking alternatives.
For example, you’ll find some very cool jewelry at:
Drug Companies Hire Troubled Doctors As Experts
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“Drug companies say they hire the most-respected doctors in their fields for the critical task of teaching about the benefits and risks of the companies’ drugs.
But an investigation by ProPublica has uncovered hundreds of doctors receiving company payments who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers or specialists.
Neurotherapy for Epilepsy, Pain, Parkinson’s and More…
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“People with Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or addictions may be able to learn how to ‘think themselves better’ by altering their brain waves to improve their symptoms.
A new form of treatment called neurotherapy (also known as neurofeedback) is similar to biofeedback but has a unique focus on controlling brain wave activity rather than skin temperature, heart rate, breathing and muscle tension.
Tags: biofeedback, Epilepsy, neurofeedback, neurotherapy, pain, Parkinson’s
When you’re hot, you’re HOT!
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No, this isn’t about epilepsy. It’s about chili!
I figure, if you’re warm and comfy, it can help chase the boogey man away…
Epilepsy Glossary — 100+ Terms Defined
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Even if you do have epilepsy, it doesn’t necessarily mean you know all the lingo. (I didn’t!) So here are some definitions of medical terms related to epilepsy…
Suicide and epilepsy…
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We are in a mental health crisis in this community. And not enough is being done to avert it.
According to a peer-reviewed journal article from Epilepsy and Behavior, statistics concluded that people with epilepsy are 22 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
Tags: AEDS, newly diagnosed patients, quality of life, suicidal thoughts
2024-2025 Honor Roll of Best Hospitals
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The U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of hospitals is considered the pre-eminent source for excellence.
For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals rankings has been helping patients find, in consultation with their doctors, the best hospital for their health needs.
This year, U.S. News ranked hospitals in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Here are the top 20 highest rated hospitals in the U.S.
Tags: 2024-2025, best hospitals, honor roll, survey, U.S. News & World Report
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