Medical Job Interviews

Job Interview Secrets: Tips for Getting Hired  |

Job Interview Things To Know – Part of the HospitalSoup.com Tips for Getting Hired Series The dreaded interview, for those of us that may not have changed jobs or careers much it can be an anxiety producing experience. Yet it is one of those... 

Thyroid Information

Do you Know How to Store Your Thyroid Medication?  |

If you take any type of thyroid medication, or any medications at all, did you know that how you store your medications can affect a medication’s effectiveness?  Because of the shortage of natural dessicated thyroid hormone, there are some patients... 

Doctors Who Don’t Listen: What Part About This Medication Doesn’t Work For Me Do You Not Understand?  |

The Armour Thyroid Fiasco and The Run Around of Getting the Appropriate Replacement Natural Dessicated Thyroid Medication Dear Readers, Since we first published our post regarding how Armour Thyroid Medication was reformulated we’ve received hundreds... 

Natural Thyroid Medication Shortage Hits Patients Hard  |

Many thyroid patients and physicians who treat them are left scrambling to find alternatives as a nationwide shortage of desiccated thyroid hormone leaves many patients in the dark about how to refill their prescriptions. Patients taking any type... 

Thyroid Medication Nature-Throid VS. Armour Thyroid  |

Armour Thyroid Medication Reformulation Part III If you’ve been following along with this series on how Armour Thyroid Medication was reformulated, you’ll know that it came as a surprise to patients, including myself, that a medication could... 

Heart Disease

How Your Heart Works - Understanding your Heart  |

How Your Heart Works – Understanding your Heart

When it comes to the health of your heart, it helps to have basic understanding of its structure. This is especially true if you’ve been diagnosed with a specific problem that stems from your heart’s anatomy. Let’s discuss the structure... 

Heart Healthy Cooking Tips - Cook for the Heart  |

Heart Healthy Cooking Tips – Cook for the Heart

When it comes to keeping your heart healthy, your diet is critical. Incorporating new cooking techniques can help you to improve your cholesterol and blood pressure, which in turn will reduce your risk of heart disease. And if you learn to cook healthy... 

Fast Cholesterol Facts - Facts About Your Cholesterol  |

Fast Cholesterol Facts – Facts About Your Cholesterol

Cholesterol – Too Much Can be a problem, but we all need it in order to live. There are many misconceptions about cholesterol, and sometimes it can be confusing. Read on for more tips about this substance in our bodies, and some ways you can manage... 

Easy Ways to Reduce Your Cholesterol - How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Taking Medications  |

Easy Ways to Reduce Your Cholesterol – How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Taking Medications

Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medicines You’ve just received a phone call from your doctor and it’s not so great news. Turns out, you’re cholesterol is over 200. Before you head to the pharmacy to pick up a cholesterol lowering medication,... 

Holter Monitor Testing  |

Holter Monitor Testing

What is a Holter Monitor? A Holter Monitor is a machine that your doctor will order which will continuously record your heart rhythms for 24 hours or more. The monitor is worn continuously throughout the day and night and because it is worn for an extended... 

Heart Disease

Health Care Services

How You Can Avoid Getting Fake H1N1 Products  |

Unfortunately, the rise in H1N1 cases has made it difficult for consumers to determine which products are legitimate with regards to H1N1 medications or supplies versus those which are not. Here are some tips so that you know how to protect yourself from... 

Swine Flu Michigan

Michigan Swine Flu  |

Beaumont Hospitals Michigan start 24hour swine flu call center!   The suburban Detroit Hospital chain says its H1N1 Call Center will be staffed around the clock. It says some callers may get voice mail at peak times, but the calls will be returned.... 

Healthcare Cents Where is the Common Sense? Your Dollars Going Down the Toilet  |

If you ask any American today if we need healthcare reform you’d be hard pressed to find anyone answering that healthcare in this country does not need dramatic change. But with all the rhetoric and debates going on with trying to pass healthcare reform... 

Wisconsin Hospitals Flu News in Wisconsin Hospitals  |

The state of Wisconsin and Hospitals in Wisconsin are taking pandemic flu very seriously. At the direction of the Governor, an Interagency Pandemic Flu Coordination Team was created in 2006. The mission of the Team, consisting of representatives from... 

Nurse Educator

Assistant Professor of Nursing Part 2 - Salaries Career Opportunities  |

Assistant Professor of Nursing Part 2 of HospitalSoup.com’s Interview with Professor Bethany Hoffman Another “Day in the Life” series brought to you by HospitalSoup.com featuring innovative health care professionals and medical careers.... 

Heath-E Living

Mexican Snack That’s Less Than 120 Calories: Tastes Great Too!  |

In today’s HospitalSoup.com healthy eating tip let’s talk about another one of my favorite snacks that are fast, easy to make, and most importantly, keep me feeling full for hours. Take one of the smaller versions of the Low Carb Whole Wheat La Tortilla... 

Losing Weight While Feeling Full  |

Healthy Tips for Eating So that You’re not Starving Series The holidays are rapidly approaching and this year instead of vowing to lose those 10-20 pounds after the holidays wouldn’t it be nice if we wouldn’t gain any weight and better yet, lose... 

Colonoscopy Sedation Without Versed  |

Did you know what medication alternatives are available for colonoscopy sedation? Part II: of the Medications for Colonoscopy Issue Most of the time when having any types of procedures performed by our physicians we as patients don’t ask enough... 

Healthy Snack That Keeps You Full and Tastes Great  |

Part of losing weight or even maintaining your weight includes knowing what foods you can grab for a quick, healthy, and great tasting snack. With the holidays just around the corner, there are bound to be some fast paced days in your schedule and times... 

Breast Cancer – Race for the Cure Austin, Texas  |

In women, breast cancer is the most common cancer detected, and according to the American Cancer Society, accounts for one in four cancers diagnosed.  On Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:30 am. in Austin Texas, the Susan G Komen Austin Foundation Affiliate... 

Meet Your Patients With Their Clothes On  |

What You Read Here May  Surprise You – Things You Didn’t Learn In Medical School Best Practices in Healthcare – Part II of the Series, How the Initial Patient Meeting Helps Set the Stage for Trust and Communication Between Doctor and Patient Part... 

Meeting Your Patient – 1st Impressions are Everything  |

Best Practices in Healthcare – How the First Impression during the Initial Patient Meeting Helps Set the Stage for Trust and Communication between Doctor and Patient Part I: Looking at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota  Stay Tuned for Part... 

Healthcare Costs – What is The Cost of your Procedure?  |

Buyer Beware in Healthcare – Some tips to Find out the Real Cost of A Medical Test or Health Care Procedure Part One of our Investigative Report on Getting Pricing information in Austin Texas Hospitals and Outpatient Imaging Centers in Texas Everyone’s...