Word: healthfulness
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...need no exercise, Doc. I work."). At most he'll take an injection when it gets bad. Even when he was limping, Tony would not even talk about an operation - until now. He came in two weeks ago and asked me to schedule his surgery. (See the year in health...
Among the changes my patients seem to believe in, in this twilight of our crazy decade, is a newfound need to talk about the bigger health care picture with their orthopedic surgeon. They love talking about the government plan, insurance companies, overseas surgery outfits, electronic medical records. Often, I enjoy it too. It can slow down office hours but it beats droning on about glucosamine. From many hours of chat with many patients like Tony and Ira has emerged one strong theme: "Get it while you still...
...unintended and ironic "stimulus package" to my surgical practice from folks whose incomes have been seriously hurt this year. I'm grown accustomed to the year-end push for elective surgery from patients who have met their deductibles for the year, but many now are anticipating the end of health benefits altogether. No one I know is behaving as though they expect truly better health coverage by governmental guarantee...
...already record federal spending, especially less than a year before midterm elections, has little appeal to folks on either side of the aisle: except for Graham, no other Republicans have endorsed a cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide, and Dems are worried that passing it alone, a la health reform, will hurt them next November. And yet Graham, who was once such a climate change skeptic that he voted against McCain's global warming bills in 2003 and 2005, is pressing ahead and, amazingly, seems within reach of a deal. Ironically Graham credits McCain, who has since turned...
...Senate vote on final passage of health reform almost scuttled their plans, but it looks like the First Family will still make it to Hawaii for Christmas. They've had a whirlwind holiday season so far, starting with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, through hosting more than 50,000 people for 27 parties and open houses, and ending with a visit by the First Lady, Malia and Sasha, and the family's dog Bo, to deliver cookies to the Children's National Medical Center. The Obamas have also started their own holiday traditions in their new home, adding...