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BIDMC Podiatric Surgeon Shares Simple Tips For Keeping The Feet Healthy
It's no surprise that healthy feet are important for feeling good and staying active. With 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, the foot is one of the most complex parts of the skeletal system.
BIDMC podiatric surgeon Thanh Dinh, DPM, shares five simple tips for keeping your feet feeling their best.
Dry off from head to toe. You likely towel off after each shower, but do you thoroughly dry your feet? "Excess moisture that can get trapped in socks and between toes makes it easy for a fungal infection to begin," says Dinh.
Trim nails regularly. Pedicures are nice, but all you really need is a straight cut across each nail, without trimming too close to the skin. "A straight cut helps deter painful ingrown toenails," she says.
Wear shoes that fit. Shoes that are too big or too small can cause skin irritation, like blisters, toenail injuries and more. "I tell my patients to leave a half inch between your longest toe and the front of a closed-toe shoe for a good fit," says Dinh.
Find supportive shoes. After a good fit comes support. While high heels, flats and flip-flops are okay on occasion, it's important to make sure the shoes you wear regularly offer support. "Your feet endure constant pounding," says Dinh. "Supportive shoes or properly fitted inserts can help ease pain and prevent injury."
Know when to see a doctor. Pain, redness and persistent swelling should be checked out by a podiatrist. "Allowing a doctor to take a look can often prevent a minor problem from becoming a major one," Dinh says.
Beth Israel Deaconess Latest Hospital To See Push For Union Among ...
Local NewsOn Friday, about 800 residents, fellows, and interns at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) announced their plan to unionize, citing inadequate pay and long working hours.
According to a Boston Globe report, the doctors intend to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Two weeks ago, the BIDMC residents petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to seek union representation. They're expected to vote on the matter next month.
In an interview with the Globe, first-year BIDMC internal medicine resident Christopher Joshi spoke about insufficient pay, long hours, and the effect on work performance.
"We're trying to do the right thing for our patients, and we're coming up against a system that's really not working for them, and it's also not working for us," Joshi told the outlet. "It's really hard to take care of patients when we feel like we can't afford to live in a very expensive city, when we don't have food and time to sleep."
A spokesperson for Beth Israel Lahey Health, the hospital's parent company, said the hospital will await election results.
"BIDMC respects and supports the right of our trainees to make an informed decision about union representation, and we will proceed with the election process in accordance with all NLRB procedures. However, we believe that working directly with trainees to support their unique role at BIDMC is the best path forward," the statement said.
The residents at BIDMC, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, join hundreds of providers in the Boston area to organize this year. Among their frustrations is a lack of transparency surrounding how much doctors in training are paid.
Last week, a crowd of medical residents and their supporters marched outside Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals, calling for higher pay, better working conditions, and more benefits.
In March, a study by SmartAsset found that Boston was the fifth-most expensive U.S. City. To "live comfortably," a single person needs to earn about $125,000 per year.
According to the Globe report, BIDMC residents and fellows earn between $76,680 and $108,000, depending on their postgraduate year. They also take home a stipend of between $7,500 and $10,000. However, because pay scales are determined on an annual basis, there's little clarity on how much pay they'll earn in following years. Residents also cite hundreds of thousands of dollars in student debt as a need for higher wages.
"It is obviously challenging to be a resident, and we all understand that, and we all sign up for that. I think what we don't sign up for is not knowing if we'll be able to afford our apartment next year," Joshi told the Globe.
The BIDMC spokesperson said the hospital "is among the most competitive programs for salary and benefits for residents" and provides 12 weeks of paid medical leave.
"While we do have the flexibility to adjust the scale based on market conditions, we are transparent about annual compensation," the spokesperson said.
Morgan Rousseau is a freelance writer for Boston.Com, where she reports on a variety of local and regional news.
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Conversation This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.ComBeth Israel Deaconess's New Clinic Is Open In Chestnut Hill
The new center is now open to patients, and the walk-in clinic will open August 5.
Pictured left to right: Jayne Carvelli-Sheehan, BIDMC Senior Vice President of Ambulatory and Emergency Services and resident of Newton; Douglass Karp, Executive Vice President of New England Development; Mayor Warren; Kevin Tabb, MD, resident of Newton; Walter Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Facilities at BIDMC; and Linda Sloane Kay, Vice Chair of the Board of the Needham-Newton Chamber of Commerce.
A new, comprehensive outpatient center called Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare-Chestnut Hill, opened its doors July 15. A part of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), the 30,000 square-foot facility is located in the new-ish Chestnut Hill Square development (a high-end strip mall on Route 9 that features Equinox, Soulcycle, Sweetgreen, Wegman's, and more).
The new facility offers primary care, urgent care, and 20 medical and surgical specialties with physicians and staff from BIDMC. Specialties include OB/GYN and Women's Health; Sports Medicine with Orthopedics, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy; Imaging with CT scanning; an on-site lab; a Spine Center; and acupuncture and massage services. In addition, there will be surgical specialties including oncology, breast clinic, colorectal, and podiatry.
Also located on the same floor as the new clinic will be the BIDMC Advanced Urgent Care Center, which will open August 5. Reps for BIDMC say that it's a walk-in clinic that will differ from other urgent care facilities in that every patient is seen by a board-certified emergency medicine physician, the same doctors who work in the BIDMC emergency rooms. The new Urgent Care Center will be open to patients with no appointments seven days a week, 10 hours a day.
"We're looking forward to providing our patients with easy access to these important services," said Kevin Tabb, a physician affiliated with BIDMC. "Having comprehensive medical services in a brand new building with state-of-the-art systems at a convenient Route 9 location – in essence an extension of the Longwood Medical corridor – provides us with an enormous opportunity to better serve our patients."
200 Boylston St., 4th Floor, Newton (above Wegman's), bidmc.Org
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