Haider and his team, including researchers from the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan decided to examine records from the United States' National Trauma Data Bank from 2002 to 2008 and identified 25,737 patients with abdominal gunshot or stab wounds who had a long-enough survival time to...
(redirected fromRecovering alcoholic) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia al·co·hol·ism (ăl′kə-hô-lĭz′əm, -hŏ-) n. A disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of alcohol use that causes harm or distress. It typically involves cravings for alcohol, inability to control the am...
. . I have no health insurance, I have no ability to pay for medical care, I have no ability to replace my 15-year-old car once it dies, I don’t even have the ability to do some repairs on my car that desperately need to be done . . . Bottom line, the only financial expendi...
Rehabilitation is a medical process that requires specialized care. Luxury rehabs often have medical staff on-site who are trained in addiction medicine. These professionals have experience in treating different types of addictions and can provide the best care possible for each individual patient. Thi...
Following the ordeal, Marin said, he feels worse than when he was initially discharged from the hospital. He can’t walk around the house without becoming winded and can’t go even a moment without being connected to supplemental oxygen. After the back-to-back traumas, he said, he feels ...
Recently I have been grappling with a flood of triggers from past trauma that have been drowning me lately and it creates this cyclone of confusion and frustration. I start to get to a “good” place. I practice gratitude and in many ways I’m happier than I’ve ever been, but as I...
Wakeman said the boat's captain tied a tourniquet on his leg before he was taken to a clinic. He was later flown to Florida for surgery at St. Mary's. Dr. Robert Borrego said the shark punctured Wakeman's kneecap and just missed an artery. The trauma ...
Medics from Orange Fire who responded to the scene quickly went into battle mode. Rabb remembers two in particular who had seen trauma like hers in the military. Nicole Rabb is walking three weeks after being shot by her ex-boyfriend. (credit: CBS) ...
Editor's note: Recovery from a brain injury is a slow process with no obvious end point—a practical dilemma for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. While research continues to advance the field to determine optimal interventions (see this complementary article on the neurobiology of in...
According to one report, approximately 250 of those with limb loss are from one base, Fort Carson in Colorado. While at first glance 2000-plus wounded may seem quite a large number, Navy Capt. John S. Hughes, MD, a military medical officer and current chief of professional services for ...