Dr. Meredith Warner here – Everyone makes mistakes, and doctors are no exception to this rule. Physicians aren’t perfect, and they can sometimes make mistakes in the diagnosis and treatment of your condition. When you get a second opinion, you may learn about an alternative treatment plan, and if the second physician has the same […]
On Sunday night, CVS Health and Aetna released a joint press release announcing a $69 billion acquisition plan for the pharmacy company (CVS) to purchase the health insurance giant (Aetna). The CVS Health and Aetna merger would not only set a record as the largest health insurance deal in U.S. history, but could potentially change […]
Despite popular belief, rest isn’t the quickest route to recovery. New research out of Copenhagen shows immediately beginning rehabilitation after an injury may allow patients to recover faster and return to their daily activities much sooner than we once thought. A study Dr. Meredith Warner recently stumbled upon in the New England Journal of […]
The current issue with Delvin Breaux, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, is important for all of us, not just sports fans. Why? Well, in short, team physicians misdiagnosed Delvin Breaux with an ankle bruise. A bruise that never fully healed and began to affect his performance. On the brink of being traded, he sought […]
