Haya Rubin

Bio

Dr. Rubin's education and experience have given her the knowledge and skills to help you or your relative obtain the best medical care available and to be as healthy as possible given your medical condition(s). She combines academic experience measuring quality of care in all medical disciplines with a patient-centered, holistic, integrative approach open to all potentially useful treatments.Dr. Rubin has devoted her career, including 15 years on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty as an academic internist, to discovering and testing ways of measuring and improving the quality of medical care. At Johns Hopkins, she spearheaded many of the hospital's service excellence and performance improvement initiatives. She was one of the first 100 women in the history of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to attain the academic rank of Professor.

Specialties:

  • internal medicine

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  • MDLiveCare

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Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

    Men with a certain mutation of the FTO gene had an 87 percent greater ...Full Article

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    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New Italian research offers some cautionary advice for patients with high blood pressure: The next time you take a blood pressure reading, turn off your cellphone.

    The reason: Answering a cellphone call during a reading may cause a temporary but signi...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- High-salt diets have long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research finds that those with the condition may have a far greater preference for salty foods than those with normal blood pressure.

    In a small study of ...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest.

    Based on years of research, there is enough evidence that a quick screen at the...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    SUNDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Your blood may be able to "smell" that fresh coffee or cinnamon bun, a new study suggests.

    Scientists have found that blood cells have the same receptors for sensing smells as the nose, and they said there is increasing evidence that these odor receptor...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    THURSDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many of the soldiers who served in the first Gulf War suffer a poorly understood collection of symptoms known as Gulf War illness, and now a small study has identified brain changes in these vets that may give hints for developing a test for diagnosing the c...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The teenage children of people who suffer chronic pain are at higher risk of suffering from such pain themselves, a new study finds.

    The study tracked more than 5,300 teens (aged 13 to 18) in Norway and their parents and found that teens were more likel...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of older Americans take the blood thinner warfarin, and many may also take one of a widely used class of antidepressants called SSRIs.

    Now, a new study finds that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- which include Celexa, Paxil,...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test may help identify a woman's risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and breast cancer, a new study suggests.

    The test, which measures levels of a substance called proneurotensin, may also spot an increased risk of early death, the re...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Internal Medicine:

    MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Results of medical tests done just before patients leave the hospital often go unread and are not acted upon, posing health risks to a significant number of patients, Australian researchers have found.

    And the situation also exists in the United States...Full Article

  • Haya Rubin
    Haya Rubin of MDLIVE answered:
    Do I need to be computer savvy to use online care or an e-visit?
    If you are going to try to use the video capabilities of a service like MDLiveCare, then you need to be computer savvy. However, you can simply call this service as well to get a telephone consultation which is then audio recorded and documented online. This requires absolutely no computer expertise...  Full Post
  • Haya Rubin
    Haya Rubin of MDLIVE answered:
    Can controlled substances be prescribed using online care or an e-visit?
    No, this is not permitted as controlled substances cannot be prescribed online in general.  Full Post
  • Haya Rubin
    Haya Rubin of MDLIVE answered:
    How do I pay for online care or an e-visit?
    Some people are signed up for services such as MDLiveCare by their employers, or sign up themselves for such a service at a monthly fee. This allows them to pay a low charge (such as $35) for a 10 minute consultation. The individual consultation is generally paid online with credit card or PayPal...  Full Post
  • Haya Rubin
    Haya Rubin of MDLIVE answered:
    What conditions can be treated using online care or an an e-visit?
    Generally online care or an e-visit can be used for conditions or informational questions which do not require an in-person physical examination. For example, an uncomplicated bladder infection on one's honeymoon where one doesn't reall want to interrupt the honeymoon for an office visit, or let's...  Full Post
  • Haya Rubin
    Haya Rubin of MDLIVE answered:
    What is online care or an e-visit?
    Online care or an e-visit is a way of obtaining medical care for problems which do not require a physical examination and which do not require treatment beyond a prescription available online or diagnostic tests beyond blood tests. It is best if you are able to give the treating doctor online a complete...  Full Post