Is The Prostate Screening (PSA) Test Necessary?
Jerry Elprin

Jerry Elprin
ICmed,LLC

Jerry was born into what Time magazine once dubbed the “Silent Generation,” sandwiched between the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. From that perspective, he brings his thoughts and observations on living “healthy” in today’s fast-changing, hyper-connected, often “disruptive” digitized world. After college and a hitch in the Army, he’s worked as a reporter, editor, and marketing executive while raising three now-grown children. He says "So much of what’s considered 'healthy' has changed and is often contradicting what I learned growing up."

June 14, 2017

Is The Prostate Screening (PSA) Test Necessary?

“To Screen or Not To Screen? That is the question”Many have been asking about when and even whether men should have PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests to screen for prostate cancer or even possible prostate cancer. PSA tests can yield false-positive readings on the level of a protein produced by the prostate gland in a man’s […]

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5 Steps to Avoid Missed Diagnosis or Misdiagnoses
Jerry Elprin

Jerry Elprin
ICmed,LLC

Jerry was born into what Time magazine once dubbed the “Silent Generation,” sandwiched between the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. From that perspective, he brings his thoughts and observations on living “healthy” in today’s fast-changing, hyper-connected, often “disruptive” digitized world. After college and a hitch in the Army, he’s worked as a reporter, editor, and marketing executive while raising three now-grown children. He says "So much of what’s considered 'healthy' has changed and is often contradicting what I learned growing up."

January 16, 2017

5 Steps to Avoid Missed Diagnosis or Misdiagnoses

Navigate through this Medical WorldEvery Tuesday in the Washington Post’s Health and Science section Sandra Boodman tells the story of a medical mystery. There’s a condition multiple doctors failed to diagnose and treat for years until one finally stumbles on the cause and solves the mystery. She’s been chronicling these cases for some 10 years and […]

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