As summer creeps up on us quickly, I look forward to spending time outside and enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. Many of us start wearing cooler clothing such as shorts and short-sleeved shirts so that we can be active but…
Year: 2011
Standards in Rating Hospital Quality Must be Fair
Two Johns Hopkins researchers introduce the idea that more attention should be given to the quality of measurement tools used to praise and punish a hospital. “People want to compare hospitals, but if the science can’t keep up, maybe we’re…
Healthy Body Weight Helps in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survival
Obesity raises the risk of breast cancer and dying from the disease, a new study finds. “What we know now is that there is a strong link between dying from breast cancer and being obese and it’s not just your…
Olive Oil May Prevent Stroke in Older People
A new study suggests that consuming olive oil may help prevent a stroke in older people. The research is published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Our research suggests that a new set of dietary recommendations…
Mental Health of Soldiers Similar, Despite Gender
Women veterans who experience combat are as resilient as the men they serve alongside, according to the American Psychological Association. “Contrary to popular belief, women who go to war respond to combat trauma much like their male counterparts,” Dawne Vogt,…
NextGen Healthcare Selected by Hanger Orthopedic Group for Deployment of Electronic Health Records and Practice Management Solutions
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc. has announced that Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. will be deploying NextGen Ambulatory EHR and NextGen Practice Management. Hanger Orthopedic Group provides rehabilitative products and services to patients with amputations, limb deficiencies, neuromuscular disorders and other…
CAF Raises $1.4 Million at Annual Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala
Approximately 800 guests joined together in New York City on June 8, 2011 to raise money for and celebrate the accomplishments of physically challenged athletes at the fifth annual Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala. Hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation…
Recipient of Sam D. Benson Scholarship Announced
The International African American Prosthetic & Orthotic Coalition announced the latest recipient of the Sam D. Benson Scholarship, Jessica Smith-Armstrong. Smith-Armstrong just completed her first year in Georgia Tech’s MSPO program. Having completed her undergraduate program at Virginia Tech, Smith-Armstrong…
In Memoriam: Vance C. Meadows
Vance C. Meadows, CP, retired from a career in O&P in 1996, after 52 years. He began his work in prosthetics in Washington, D.C. where he completed his apprenticeship in October 1949. After working for several limb companies, he started…
NAAOP Pushes for VA Bill of Rights on Capitol Hill
On Wednesday, June 1, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics’ (NAAOP) immediate past president, Tom Guth, CP, along with NAAOP general counsel, Peter Thomas, returned to Capitol Hill to press the case for House passage of…