Healthcare talk has turned to the H1N1 virus, and not so much in a bad way. Many experts are now saying that this virus, which has affected so many people, has reached a wall. According to recent reports, the swine flu is indeed on a bit of a decline. Over the past four weeks things have been quiet regarding H1N1 hospitalizations, vaccines, and hysteria. Children under the age of four-years-old are still at high risk, but overall things have calmed down.

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A coffee a day kept the doctor away. Well, that might now be how the saying goes, but if you spend money on Starbuck every day, you’re probably not getting the kind of treatment you should. At least, not the vip treatment. It’s funny how the topic always turns to coffee and Starbucks when concierge medicine is being discussed. With the No Insurance Club, imagine getting to buy your coffee and afford the vip treatment!

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I was pulling for Shay Sorrels last night, figuring that as the one woman who needed to be on The Biggest Loser more than anyone else, she’d be the easy pick to stay. But, then again, it is just a game.Shay Sorrels was voted off of The Biggest Loser last night, to the surprise of everyone watching. This morning, she is topping Google’s Trends for most searched word of the morning.

Shay Sorrels, went onto the Biggest Loser campus weighing 476 lbs, and when she left last night, after breaking a Biggest Loser weight loss record, she is now at 328 lbs. Her remarkable transformation was made possible by her amazing trainers, nutritionists, and, yes, doctors on the Biggest Loser Ranch.

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Sure, it might be not be a scientific fact, but how can it not be? They should start doing research on the health factors of those who have concierge medicine as compared to those who still run with the old model of medicine. You know, the one that involves waiting a month or two before you get to see your family physician, then spending less than five minutes with him before he runs to his next appointment.

Last night, I was having a conversation with my grandmother about doctors in her time. She broke into this story about when my mother was younger and sick. Grandma called the doctor in the evening (back then it wasn’t called concierge medicine, it was just your family doctor) to get some advice.

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