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Tanya Mack and Dr. David Redding Talking Allergies with Dr. David Redding Spring and summer blooms are over so why are you still sneezing? Pollen doesn’t stop at Labor Day! The culprit may be fall and winter allergens such as ragweed, mold and dust. The CDC reports that over 50 million Americans suffer annually from […]

Jill Binkley

Turning Point Breast Rehabilitation

TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation improves quality of life for women with breast

cancer by providing, promoting and advocating specialized and evidence-based rehabilitation.

TurningPoint is a non-profit 501(c)3 healthcare organization. Services offered include physical

therapy, massage therapy, exercise classes, educational seminars, counseling, and nutritional counseling.

 

MAG Mutual Patient Safety Institute

The MagMutual Patient Safety Institute is comprised of physician consultants, nurse consultants, loss control consultants, attorneys, and other specialists who are diligently working to identify the risks that today’s physicians and hospitals face,” says Dr. Bohlke, who is a member of MAG Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors. “Their goal is to provide those physicians and hospitals with guidance and advice on how to minimize or eliminate these risks so they can focus on providing quality patient care.”

Dr. Bohlke has a family practice in Brooklet, which is about 50 miles northwest of Savannah, and he served as MAG’s president in 2012-2013.

MAG sponsors the ‘Top Docs’ program at 12 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Between downloads and live listeners, MAG’s ‘Top Docs’ show has reached more than 8,000 listeners – which includes people in all 50 states and 84 countries.

MAG’s ‘Top Docs Radio’ show is supported with a grant from Health Care Research, a subsidiary of Alliant Health Solutions.

MagMutual provides medical professional liability (malpractice) insurance in Georgia and other states in the Southeast U.S. It is one of the largest medical liability insurers in the U.S. The company is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

 

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Louise Labus Practice Architectural Design Architectural Interiors for medical practice space is ever changing with new technology, medical developments, more complex patient needs, integrated medical professional work patterns, rising cost of construction, new lighting and finish selections based on health and environmental regulations and more. Balancing the rising cost in construction and the needs within […]

Tanya Mack, Julie Stover, Dr. Matt Gwynn Telestroke Care In 2015, the CDC list acute stroke as the 5 th leading cause of death in the US. Those who survive can often face serious long term disability. Yet, there is a mismatch between the patients present with a stroke and the accessibility of expert neurology […]

Dr. John Harvey Medical Reserve Corps President George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps to foster a culture of citizenship and responsibility. The Citizen Corps is the component of USA Freedom Corps, which creates local opportunities for individuals to volunteer to help their communities prepare for and respond to emergencies. The Medical Reserve Corps […]

Tanya Mack, Chris Denson Rural Medicine Many states exhibit disparities in rural health vs. healthcare and Georgia is no exception. Georgia has 108/159 counties (68%) defined as “rural.” Most would agree that health should not be determined by one’s residence or zip code, yet many healthcare challenges are unique to rural settings such as: community […]

Dr. Richard W Cohen End of Life End-of- life is a significant issue for patients, families and health care teams. The Institute of Medicine and the book ‘Being Mortal’ have increased the awareness of the public and the health care profession. The key to the issue is the ability of a patient to express their […]

Tanya Mack of Womens Telehealth Telemedicine Education for Healthcare Professionals This week Tanya Mack hosted Aneel Irfan, of Telehealth Magazine, to talk about telemedicine education for healthcare professionals.  American healthcare is transforming and telemedicine will be a critical part of it going into the future.  Research, medical information and consults are now delivered instantly across […]

Tanya Mack and Danielle Brown

National Prematurity Awareness Month

The CDC website explains the reason behind National Prematurity Awareness Month this way, “In 2015, about 1 out of 10 babies was born too early in the United States. Learn about the problem, risk factors, and what we can do to reduce premature birth.

About Premature Birth

Important growth and development occur throughout pregnancy—including in the final months and weeks. Premature (also known as preterm) birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. The earlier a baby is born, the higher the risk of death or serious disability. In 2013, about one-third (36%) of infant deaths were due to preterm-related causes. Babies who survive can have breathing issues, intestinal (digestive) problems, and bleeding in their brains. Long-term problems may include developmental delay (not meeting the developmental milestones for his or her age) and lower performance in school.”

Womens Telehealth’s Tanya Mack sat down with March of Dimes’ State Program Manager, Danielle Brown.  Brown explained the extent of occurrence of premature births among Georgia women and how it ranks nationally on the low end of the scale.

We explored some of the reasons behind these troubling numbers, research underway to address it, and strategies being employed around the state to bring needed screening and pre-natal care to expectant mothers.

Danielle talked about why we need to have a National Prematurity Awareness Month and some of the ways it is making a difference.

As Tanya explains, for the first time in eight years, the premature birth rate in the United States increased. Nov. 17 th was World Prematurity Day and this is Prematurity month. Approx. 15 M babies are born annually prematurely and about 1M of these/yr die before their 5 th birthday. Premature birth affects about 1:10  babies in the United States and it remains the leading cause of death in babies in the US.

World wide, it remains the number one reason for infant death as well. Premature birth is defined as a baby born before 37 weeks gestation. Babies born early can not only be at high risk on delivery, but can have health issues such as vision and hearing issues, lung problems and intellectual delays that remain long term problems. Many premature births can be prevented. Join us today as we listen to March of Dimes representatives discuss prematurity and it’s prevention and treatment.