My wife needs medical insurance -- add her to my employer's or search for private?
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posted by n81acc
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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Which foods are best for a person with herpes? Also, what about a specific act of sex?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 23, 2011 -
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I'm looking for examples of best-of-breed healthcare/medical websites that combine solid clinical information with community features.
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posted by Jairus
on Jul 21, 2011 -
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Google Health is going away. Recommend me alternative medical records software that is secure, let's me track insurance and doctor info, works on my Linux machine and is cheap to free. Bonus points for web-based apps that let me import the CCR / CSV files Health exports.
posted by Apropos of Something
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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Help me figure out study abroad medical and travel insurance! Thoroughly confused by all the insurance jargon
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posted by snowysoul
on Jul 15, 2011 -
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What could be the reason behind cold kidneys in an otherwise healthy person? Mr. Origami has cold kidneys, and has all his life, so has never given it much thought. He can be warm all over, but place a hand over the kidney area and it feels icy cold--and that's really the only time he notices it, when a normally warm hand or belly covers the area, or if he sits in a hot tub, and he's flushed with warmth.
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posted by AnOrigamiLife
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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Is there a "Life Alert" type medical alarm that doesn't call 911 without permission? My sick relative is terrified of being taken to the hospital against his will.
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posted by ROTFL
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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Thinking back to medical school classes like Biochemistry and Pharmacology, how much foundational knowledge did you actually use from your undergrad courses in related subjects? Was it important to walk in being able to solve all of the kinds of problems you’d see in general chemistry and physics, or were concepts more important? I am trying to understand how much ‘general’ review is required for success before someone who has been admitted actually starts a medical school program.
posted by mockjovial
on Jun 29, 2011 -
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You are not my doctor, but I'm getting tiny mystery blisters on my skin, and I'm a lot more curious than I am concerned.
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posted by jedrek
on Jun 25, 2011 -
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How many more blood donations would it take in the United States per year to end blood shortages?
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posted by effugas
on Jun 23, 2011 -
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What are other careers similar to a Chiropractor? IE. Health professions/schools that do not require any standardized testing to get into?
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posted by cruncheweesy
on Jun 22, 2011 -
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What are the career prospects like for a sales person of medical solutions?
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posted by gttommy
on Jun 18, 2011 -
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Need with help on what to do with medical account in collections that Insurance has already paid for.
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posted by lutzla23
on Jun 14, 2011 -
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I'm going to be visiting New Orleans with my kids. We try to go every year and this trip we'll be staying around a month. I'd like to have a regular doctor or medical practice so that I don't need to visit a hospital emergency room for something minor. We have travel insurance, and most of our party will be US citizens.
posted by Joe in Australia
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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(medfilter) asking for my girlfriend who's beginning to think she's crazy after the 2nd emergency room visit in less than a year where she's been told there's nothing wrong. Her primary complaint is stabbing pain on her right side, right at her ribcage. Sometimes radiating into her chest. Pain can go from annoying (most of the time) to debilitating. She states that she's had some kind of pain there for most of her adult life. I know you are not her doc but I'm hoping that the symptoms might ring a bell to someone.
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posted by screamingnotlaughing
on May 31, 2011 -
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1. How old were you when you got bifocal lenses? 2. How difficult was it to adjust to them, particularly if you got contact lenses? 3. How many different pairs or combinations of lenses did you have to try before finding something that worked? 4. Are there new options in recent years that a near-sighted person with worsening close-up vision should know about? Thanks for helping me go to my eye doctor with good questions ready.
posted by mediareport
on May 23, 2011 -
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Is there such a thing as heat-induced diarrhea, is it a cause for alarm, and is there anything I can do to thwart it?
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posted by anonymous
on May 12, 2011 -
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I'm looking for a particular book. It might have been called "People's Medical something-or-other". Or maybe not. Details inside.
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posted by Krazor
on May 12, 2011 -
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A friend of mine has a relative with Epstein-Barr. We are looking for information on treatment and doctors in either New York or Chicago.
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posted by phunniemee
on Apr 23, 2011 -
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How can I get a quick appointment with a medical specialist?
I have
gastroparesis and it has recently gotten bad - I am significantly underweight and I am continuing to lose weight because I am not able to take in enough calories. I have gone to a couple of generalist gastroenterologists before but they didn't help me at all. I found some gastroparesis specialists a couple hours away from me, but the next available appointment isn't until the summer. I have done some research and haven't found any other nearby doctors with this specialty. Does anyone know of a strategy I can use to get an earlier appointment?
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posted by hijol
on Apr 10, 2011 -
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I'd like some guidelines on how to be reasonably cautious with my child's health when I can't tell if the nurses are overreacting or not.
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posted by kristymcj
on Apr 3, 2011 -
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How can I negotiate with a collection agency? My insurance (unknown to me) refused to pay something, I have a bill, I can afford to pay 2/3 but am unsure how to negotiate this.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2011 -
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I’m an editorial assistant at a scientific publishing company, but I really want to be a science writer. How do I make it happen?
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posted by szweib
on Mar 20, 2011 -
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My wife's PAP just came back showing "atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance". We are both concerned, and I'm having a hard time finding any useful information about what this is likely to mean in terms of prognosis, treatment, etc... So far, everything I've found has been either too superficial to be helpful or too dense to understand. Can anyone point us to some fairly in-depth information that won't overwhelm us with medical-speak? At this point, we're both scared, and any information at all would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
posted by anonymous
on Mar 11, 2011 -
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Urinary symptoms of an older (54 years) male: are they universal?
I get to sleep about 6 hours / night, but am otherwise okay. What have your experiences been with this?
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posted by noonknight
on Mar 11, 2011 -
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I have written a medical research paper and want to submit it to a law or criminal justice journal for publication. Is this possible? If so, where do I start?
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posted by oceanmorning
on Mar 10, 2011 -
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Is there a general consensus in the medical world regarding whether it is better or not to use fever reducing medications (aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc.) for medium-grade fevers?
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posted by Bugbread
on Mar 8, 2011 -
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Are there any websites/services out there where I can enter health/medical data about myself (height, weight, short medical history, etc) and statistical information from the general population would come up? (ie 30% of the people with your BMI and ethnicity have XYZ disease)
posted by JiffyQ
on Mar 3, 2011 -
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How do I go about seeing a therapist, gynecologist, dietitian, dermatologist, or even a personal doctor in the UK?
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posted by Vrai
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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I married into a family with the following medical history: the mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in her 50s, her daughter was diagnosed with an vestibular schwannoma in her 40s, and her grandson from another daughter was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome and epilepsy when he was 7. These are seemingly separate issues except that while educating myself on them I kept bumping into connections with the myelin sheath. Turns out that each of these conditions are, or thought to be linked to this same group of cells which cover nerves. I casually mentioned this to a neurologist and was quickly dismissed as crazy, but isn't it possible if not likely that there's an as-yet undiscovered genetic link connecting all of these conditions? Has anyone ever studied such a connection?
posted by Jamesonian
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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I am interested in online programs to become a medical coder. Trying to search for one is turning up hundreds.
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posted by JujuB
on Mar 1, 2011 -
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