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Saving Lives with More Defibrillators

Andrew’s recent blog: http://blog.patientpower.info/2009/09/28/a-lifesaving-zapper/ [...]

Urology and Cancer News for Patients

My wife and family are alternately happy and unhappy about the prospect of me headed out of town to attend two medical conventions in a row. When they need me they REALLY need me, and when they have plenty else to do, I could be on the moon and they wouldn’t miss me. Oh well, [...]

Flip Videos Inspire Patients Worldwide

I have always been one to push the technology envelope when it comes to communications. Years ago (1972!) I drove the technical people at WBTV/Charlotte crazy as I produced feature stories that could have three film projectors and two video playbacks all rolling at once. Fortunately, we had a director, Ken Beaver, who was always [...]

How A Little Attention to Stroke Can Change Your Life

How A Little Attention to Stroke Can Change Your Life from Patient Power® on Vimeo.

Reminder of Complications of Pregnancy

Most pregnancies, if mom has been taking care of herself and receiving good care, go well. And when we worry about things going wrong our fear is usually for infant mortality. But there are risks to the life and wellbeing of the mom, as well. We’ve talked about them in webcasts with experts and if [...]

Time to Face Up to End of Life

None of us wants to see ourselves as an ostrich, with our head in the sand, hoping bad things won’t happen if we just don’t look or pretend it’s not there. But even though it will happen to all of us and everyone we care about, we can’t face up to the inevitability of death. [...]