Category: My lymphoma and related medical stuff

Well not really. But, AT LAST, I hit my goal of benchpressing five sets of five reps with the olympic bar and two large discs (135 lbs.), and one minute between sets. It’s what I used to do on a regular basis, going way back to my pre-chemotherapy days. I’ve posted about my trying to…

A few days ago I picked up on an interesting post on Althouse about a new Nurse Practitioner Program, where the graduates will have the title "Doctor." Here’s her post Althouse: How to make patients think of the nurse as a doctor? . And here’s the original article: Call the Nurse "Doctor" WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL…

This is from the NY Times health section a couple of days ago. See my comment at the end. Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds – New York Times In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, increasing the risk of brain…

My meeting with Dr. Zelenetz lasted only a few minutes. At the end of it he said "you’re doing great. … It’s been two years since your chemo…  you’ve graduated. Our next appointment will be in 6 months." (Rather then every three months.) I said "great, I’ll make an appointment for a CAT scan and…

Seeing the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz at 3:15 this afternoon. I expect a "no news is good news" report. UPDATE: Go Here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Health update – excellent news

Researchers Replicate Study Producing Ethical Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Previously, the Japanese and Wisconsin teams released studies in the medical journals Science and Cell that show how they were able to make adult stem cells revert to their embryonic form. The studies confirm that human skin cells (fibroblasts) can be used to make pluripotent stem cells…

Advancing healthcare technology is great, but it’s also one of the main drivers of healthcare inflation. the NY Times had a big article today in the business section, about using nuclear particle accelerators – "formerly used only for exotic physics research" – but now looking to use them to replace normal radiation therapy for the…

here’s a health feature in the NY Times that says it’seven a bigger deal then your mother told you it was. Why Hand Washing May Be Your Best Medicine – Well – Tara Parker-Pope – Health – New York Times Blog While it may be hard to believe that something as simple as regular hand…

This should be good news; we’re one of the few developed countries with a "replacement rate" fertility level. But not everyone is happy about it … It’s mentioned in the excerpt; you’ll have to hit the link for the last paragraph quoting some environmental sourpuss. U.S. Fertility Rate Hits 35-Year High, Stabilizing Population – washingtonpost.com…

The past weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal had a long front page article about a family working with many physicians to extendthe life of their son. It’s really a great article, which unfortunately is not available unless you are a Wall Street Journal subscriber. I am putting the link in, because sometimes these…