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Patient Death Rates in Prison are Lower and Vaccination Rates Are Higher in Prison Immigrants in ICE custody facing deportation are complaining that they are not being vaccinated.  However, much of the United States has not been vaccinated.  Over 500, 000 patient deaths have been reported in the US.  Almost 10,000 COVID infections have been […]

  When Dr. Kenneth Hughes was a clinical instructor and fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess at Harvard University, he gave frequent presentations about all aspects of plastic surgery including safety for the office staff.         Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Safety for the Office Staff Kenneth Hughes, MD Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery […]

Medical tourism occurs for the most part due to economic considerations.  Patients are not seeking out the best care but rather the cheapest option. Some of the patients travel to recover in island paradises or the promise of that.  The Dominican Republic has taken a lot of criticism about its medical tourism industry. The CDC […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has been monitoring patient deaths from coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.  The buzz around the virus has largely died down, yet the total number of patient deaths nears a half a million.  The total number of infected patients is nearing 30 million in the United States.  The number of patients […]

Amazon is making its biggest push into the healthcare industry yet with the launch today of Amazon Pharmacy: a new service offering home delivery for prescription medication. Customers can sign up to the new store by creating a ”secure pharmacy profile,” with the option of adding information about their health insurance, any outstanding medical issues […]

Doctors are quitting by the thousands under the stress of the pandemic.  They are exposed everyday to contagious individuals for a dozen hours a day or more.  They may be exposed to hundreds of ill patients a day.  They are worried about catching the illness themselves and then giving it to their family members.  Many […]

There was a recent article suggesting that telemedicine may actually be making healthcare more human.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes offers online consultations to minimize Covid risk and spread and also performs any nonessential followup virtually as well.  This certainly makes things more convenient for the patients and limits travel and wait times at the office.  Dr. […]

A recent publication in Mayo clinic proceedings cited extremely low healthcare worker transmission of coronavirus to other healthcare workers.  The key to the study was that 2 coronavirus positive coworkers were utilized to expose the rest.  Only one of about 400 workers tested positive.  This reinforces the utility of personal protective equipment in stopping the […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, a board certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, wants to help delineate the difference between a cosmetic surgeon and a plastic surgeon. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons published a recent article on the how cosmetic surgeons are performing procedures beyond their scope of training. Doctors who advertise themselves as certified by […]

Dr. Diaspro recently published an article on micro injections of Botox to improve skin texture and roughness. Botulinum toxin – best known by the brand name Botox – is a popular treatment to reduce facial lines and wrinkles. Over the years, plastic surgeons have explored alternative approaches to maximize effectiveness while minimizing side effects of […]