Dr. Michael Bain MD

Wound Care Director, Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation

GLG News by Dr. Michael Bain MD, Wound Care Director

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FDA issues safety signal on ALCL & breast implants

January 31, 2011

Analysis of:FDA issues safety signal on ALCL & breast implants | www.psnextra.org

http://www.psnextra.org/Articles/FDA-ACLC-Issue.htmlThere is a link between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). This very rare tumor has almost no cases in the literature. There appears that there might be an association between the two.

This coud ne a Panora's Box

August 28, 2007

Analysis of:New Medicare Regulations Adopted To Reduce Certain Hospital Infections And Medical Errors | www.medicalnewstoday.com

If a patient gets a bedsore, who pays for it? Most importantly, what does this mean to KCI and the other wound companies? Where will it end?

They have improved, but they are not the holy grail

July 30, 2007

Analysis of:Recurrence of Spider Angiomas After Laser Treatment | dermatology.jwatch.org

Lasers are better than they were 10 years ago. Especially for vascular lesions; however, they are not all purpose machines that can do everything, as evidenced by new ones every year.

I would love it

July 12, 2007

Analysis of:Norwegian hacker says he can bypass AT&T on iPhone | today.reuters.com

It would be great to get an unlocked i-phone...

Already here....

May 29, 2007

Analysis of:Getting a Discount on Plastic Surgery | online.wsj.com

Discount cosmetic surgery is already here, but not via large commercial companies. Retention of actual plastic and reconstructive surgeons may be difficult if they are not paying well. There is a place for this, however the solo practitioner will continue to have word of mouth and a place.

For wounds, it is going to happen

May 15, 2007

Analysis of:Home telemonitoring works, study claims | www.healthcareitnews.com

In the Plastic Surgery literature wound care via home monitoring is advanced enough to change outcomes. See Murphy, Bain et al in the Annals of Plastic Surgery June 2005. Home telemonitoring is good for certain problems, that require regular monitoring. It has been shown to be equivalent to physical exam if a standard database is used and likely to reduce costs. There are now CPT codes for it and eventually they will be paid.

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