Trivia Question: Case Study—A 63 year old active women with a past medical history of osteoarthritis, hypertension and Sjorgren's disease goes to the emergency department after a bicycle accident she sustained while leisurely riding. She complains of right foot pain and swelling immediately following the bike accident, along with left leg pain from a cut she sustained. The patient is also [...] Read More »

  Last Tuesday, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would not approve generic versions of the narcotic painkiller OxyContin, a drug that has been highly abused and misused since its introduction in 1995.The older version of the drug was intended to release over an extended period of time, but many used it to obtain a quick high by crushing the pill, then snorting, injecting [...] Read More »

According to the Denver Post, iTriage ranks as one of the best places to work in Denver in the newspaper’s second annual survey of Denver companies. “Now in its second year, our Top Workplaces program has grown significantly, not only as organizations recognize the cachet of being among the region’s top employers, but also as workers in an improving economy seek positions where [...] Read More »

To date, there have been 87 confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu virus in southeastern China, and 17 people have died. Researchers don’t know how the virus is spread, and there is currently no vaccination available.  Government officials worldwide are taking steps to contain the virus, and public health experts are working feverishly to learn more about the virus and to develop a treatment regimen. Avian [...] Read More »

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April is National Autism Awareness Month—a special opportunity to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community. The Autism Society encourages all of us to stay informed and get involved within the Autism community.  This year, more children will be diagnosed with autism than with juvenile diabetes, AIDS or cancer, combined. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of [...] Read More »

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April is National Alcohol Awareness Month—an opportunity to increase public awareness of alcohol abuse and understanding aimed at reducing the stigma that too often prevents individuals and families from seeking help. In today’s blog we hear from David Sack, MD, board certified psychiatrist, addiction physiatrist and addiction medicine, who is the CEO of Promises Treatment Center, a CARF-accredited, [...] Read More »

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