medical technology

Just wanted to share a little story of the "state of the art" of modern medicine in the 21st century... On Friday, I had the occasion to meet a patient, a 54-year-old high-functioning female patient, along with her 17-year-old son and husband of 24 years. She'd presented to our emergency...

A woman on a list I'm on has just posted with a long tale of her current medical woes - she says she's been diagnosed with a ragbag of "mixed connective tissue disorders" including MS, Lupus, Scleraderma, Lou Gehrigs and possibly myositis; plus Achalasia (a swallowing disorder), plus a...