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

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... 

Armour Thyroid Medication Reformulation Part II  |

When Forest Labs changed how Armour Thyroid Medication was formulated, there apparently was no announcement made to physicians, pharmacists or patients taking the drug. Forest has not responded to my request for information or an interview regarding this... 

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

Wisconsin Assisted Living Retirement Living in Wisconsin  |

  Wellington Homes of Wisconsin, owns Community Based Residential Facilities under the name Wellington Place and one named Wellington Meadows across Wisconsin. All facilities offer Seniors the opportunity to live independently in a home-style atmosphere... 

Texas Hospitals Answer To Flu Epidemic  |

Every year in the United States, on average, 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu, and no one knows for sure when the next pandemic may strike. Efforts are underway to plan for the complex issues and serious impact that a new influenza pandemic could... 

New York Hospitals First Female Physician in US  |

Family practice is the broadly encompassing specialty of medicine that deals with the medical care of children, adults, and seniors and a Family Physician is a qualified family-practice specialists. Family physicians possess unique attitudes, skills,... 

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

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... 

Handwashing – Do you Know How to Wash Your Hands?  |

Handwashing: most of us think we know how to properly wash our hands. We’ve been doing it for years, and our mothers have been telling us to remember to wash our hands since the first day we can remember.  But many of us don’t wash our hands... 

Plan on Spending Hours to Cancel Your Boingo Account  |

Signing up for Boingo service could be hazardous to your wallet..cancellation policies make customers jump through hoops. I like to give companies the benefit of the doubt, but in this case after repeated attempts to get our account cancelled with the... 

Boingo Review Online Access While Traveling  |

Boingo Service – Not a Good Option for Our Health Care Travelers If you have a health condition that requires seeking treatment from a facility away from home, it may be useful to have a resource that allows you to stay connected and use an online... 

The Flu- How To tell If you have the flu  |

Cold or Flu – How to Tell if you have either the cold or the flu The flu is otherwise known as influenza and is caused by a virus, not a bacteria. As such, it is not treatable with antibiotics. The flu affects the respiratory system: your throat, nose,...