Wellness Blog: Michael Esposito, MD

Do you really need that CT scan?

Michael Esposito, MD — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:25:45 GMT

In the United States it is estimated that seventy-five million CT scans are performed each year. A CT scan is an excellent test to diagnose a multitude of diseases, both acute and chronic. There is no doubt that these scans save peoples lives everyday. For example, CT scan is the best test to diagnose acute cerebral hemorrhage, internal injuries related to trauma or hard to detect fractures. These are just a few examples of many of how CT has revolutionized medicine. The CT scan has save millions of people from morbidity associated with their individual diseases. But their diagnosis was not without a price. CT scan's ionization radiation induces fatal cancers in a certain number of patients everyday.

Flu Pandemic - Do You Deserve A Vaccine?

Michael Esposito, MD — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:17:57 GMT

The United States Department of Health and Human services recently released its plan describing how it will distribute a flu vaccine if, or when, a flu pandemic occurs in this country. The plan divides the population into four tiers based on different factors. The first tier individuals will receive the vaccine before anyone else. They are the health care workers, first responders and people who are vital to keeping society functioning.

Is Health Care Only for The Rich and The Criminals?

Michael Esposito, MD — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:49:45 GMT

There is equal protection to all citizens under the laws of the United States unless you are sick. Access to medical care in the United States is a privilege of the wealthy, the employed, the elderly, and the incarcerated. God help you get sick if you a low paid worker or a child living with working poor parents. There is no room or money in the health care system for these hard working souls.

Health Care System Issues - Can Our Government Understand the Problem?

Michael Esposito, MD — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:27:06 GMT

The United States Health care system is broken and there is no easy fix. The health care system, like the military industrial complex of the cold war, is predicated on corporate profits and not the well being of the patient. The CEO's of the large HMO's and pharmaceutical companies have the same agenda as any other corporate leader. Raise their company's stock price or lose their job which pays their obscene salary and bonus. Health care corporation's focus is financial and they are not concerned with access to care or the quality of care their patients receive.