Miriam Silverman LCSW

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• Boy with Muscular Dystrophy Turns His Love For Cooking into a Business

  Even though the odds are against them, some kids with muscular dystrophy defy them in big ways and prove to be an inspiration for others with the neuromuscular disease. One of those kids is 10-year-old Conor Barshay. Even before the age of 10, Barshay developed a keen sense of taste through a...

• Why Each Colitis Treatment Is Different for Everyone

  To endure Colitis is to be tougher than nails. Nobody wants their strength tested in this way. The good news is that many people diagnosed can achieve remission with the variety of treatments available.The not-as-great news is that it can take some juggling by doctors to achieve the exact...

• Walking the Emotional Tightrope of Nursing

  A long-standing job in its own right, nursing has for decades provided the awe-inspiring medium between a patient and the care they require.  In addition to many difficult and potentially stress-inducing work requirements, a nurse must be able to operate in such an environment whilst remaining...

• Time Management Tips for Nurses

  Being a nurse is a fulfilling yet hectic job. Since workload and breaks are unpredictable, there can be days that it gets overwhelmingly stressful. When not knowing how to manage one’s time effectively, nurses may easily lose their eagerness which is greatly needed in this field. They may also...

• What Are the Treatments for Stroke?

  Emergency treatment for stroke is dependent on the type of stroke you're suffering from. Whether it is an ischemic stroke that blocks an artery, or a hemorrhagic stroke that is caused by bleeding of blood vessels around the brain, acting fast is important since every minute counts.Ischemic Stroke:...

• Pancytopenia

  What is pancytopenia?Pancytopenia is the medical term for reduced levels of all blood cells, which include erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs), leukocytes or white blood cells (WBCs), and thrombocytes or platelets.These blood cell types have different functions in the body. Red blood cells are...