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Mental Health Patients Wait
This graph is worth a billion words. What we’d like to point to is that care of psychiatric patients is just one of the factors that adds to U.S. emergency rooms’ reali
Straight, No Chaser: In The News – Beating Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
It’s important to stay abreast of innovations in medical care. Scientists are constantly looking to push the frontier of human capabilities and lifespan. Straight, No Chaser h
Straight, No Chaser: What Do You Know About Your Drinking Water?
If I asked you what public health innovation was responsible for saving the most lives over the last century, you likely might think that antibiotics or perhaps immunizations wo
Our Public Health Contribution
Have you ever waited and waited in an emergency room only to find out that you could have stayed home in the first place? There are two things we’d like to say about that: I
Straight, No Chaser: Public Health Has Saved More Lives Than Medical Care
When I tell most people I have a degree in public health, the typical response involves an assumption that public health involves caring exclusively for the indigent. I guess if yo
How long are you in for?
I know this bunch personally, and they were in their early 20s when they checked in at the ER. At a few of the hospitals where I’ve worked, people knew to bring both a bag lu
Straight, No Chaser: Tips That WILL Increase Your Life Expectancy
You may want to keep this post. I haven’t exactly found the Fountain of Youth, but I do know what activities lead to a longer life expectancy. Here are 25 tips that you can incor
Call or Chat: It's Your Choice
If you prefer making a quick call rather than purchasing a month’s subscription (which, by the way, costs the same and in one month gives you more immediate, live contacts, mor
Straight No Chaser: The Possibilities Presented By Stem Cell Research
It’s nice to know that medical advances aren’t limited to the development of new drugs (that themselves have side effects). Theoretically, the best efforts to definitively reve
Private Chat
Need privacy? Chat online 24/7 with your personal healthcare consultant at www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com. We’ll protect your privacy as well as your health. We’re pre
Straight, No Chaser: In the News: Gene Therapy
This is happening. If you can get past the politics and ethics of the debates on stem cell and gene therapy, you likely will be fascinated. I talk a lot about healthy eating, ex
Lose the Co-Pay. Resolve to Talk.
Have you ever made a resolution to be more proactive about your health? Do you ignore your health until some level of emergency demands your attention? Let the SterlingMedic
Straight, No Chaser: The Spectrum and Specter of Autism
Autism. Small word. Big effects on families. Previously, we discussed the scope and recent explosion of autism diagnoses. Here we delve into the disorders. Autism spectrum disorder
844-SMA-TALK
Chat with your doc recently? Probably not. I can tell you from experience that s/he isn’t ignoring you. Just swamped and bracing for an avalanche of newly insured patients per th
Straight, No Chaser: The Rapid Explosion of Autism Diagnoses – A Good or Bad Thing?
Sometimes it’s really good to be a physician. I can recall two instances in which poorly qualified, non-physician professionals tried to label my children with specific diagnoses
SMA TALK is available for you!
844-SMA-TALK: Available for you! When was the last time you gave a quick call to your doc? Get through? Have a mental health crisis? Don’t know what to do? SterlingMedicalAd
Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips to Overcome Snoring
You or your sleep mate snores too much. What this means is your breathing is intermittently partially obstructed while you’re sleeping. Snoring is the sound of air moving pas
Can You Believe It?
Did we getcha? Contact us at 844-SMA-TALK or www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com to for medical and healthcare information and advice, 24/7. We’re here for you with the low down yo
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SMA: New U.S. Policy
Sterling Medical Advice services for all (SMA.103947384908347.HEALTH) becomes first ever unanimous, bi-partisan U.S. policy to be adopted without a hitch. Fewer Americans suffer w
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! New Grape Candy Cure
Grape flavored candy found “good for stomach ailments.” YES! Contact us at 844-SMA-TALK or www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com to find out more about this and other medical a
