_ Medical Care“Choosing Wisely” Campaign: Off to a Good start, but Change Needed for Continued Success By Sondra Forsyth articleIn 2012, a group of medical organizations did something they’d never done before: give doctors a list of things they … Read More→
_ Falls Senior HealthA Big Risk Factor for Indoor Falls By Jane Farrell articleAlthough the common perception may be that older people fall most frequently during the icy winter, a preliminary study shows … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesInsurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell articleLess than half of patients received their insurer’s approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→
_ Medical CareTracking a Common Hospital-Related Infection By Jane Farrell articleElectronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals are helping researchers track down the source of a common infection often acquired in … Read More→
_ Sexual HealthMaking Love with Your Five Senses By Jane Farrell articleOne of the tough things about being in my 60s is that so much of what I used to consider … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthDaydreaming During Meetings Probably Means You're Smart By Sondra Forsyth articleA 2017 study from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta that was published in the journal Neuropsychologia suggests that … Read More→
_ DiabetesA New Treatment for A Diabetic Eye Disease? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have identified a compound that can help reduce diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease affecting one third of the estimated … Read More→
_ PreventionWhere and How to Dispose of Unused Medicine By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: The latest from the federal Food and Drug Administration on getting rid of unnecessary and possibly dangerous medicines: Is your medicine … Read More→
_ Skin HealthLeaving the Physical and Psychological Battle Scars of Acne Behind By Sondra Forsyth articleAdolescence is a stressful time. Along with the excitement of having one’s body’s transform and one’s experience broaden comes the … Read More→
_ Understanding the MicrobiomeNew Asthma Biomarkers Identified From Lung Bacteria By Jane Farrell articleUntil now, research on the microbiome – the system of good and bad bacteria in the body – has been … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart HealthStartling New Research Shows That Heart Stents for Chest Pain May Simply Have a Placebo Effect for Some Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleCoronary artery stents are lifesaving for heart attack patients, but new research suggests that the placebo effect may be larger … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementFewer Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Are Relying on Opioids Alone By Jane Farrell articleOpioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in … Read More→
_ DiabetesDiabetes Patients at Higher Risk for Post-Operative Cognitive Disorder By Jane Farrell articleOlder patients with diabetes may be at a substantially higher risk of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) than those who … Read More→
_ Hip HealthPerioperative Surgical Home Reduces ER Visits and Death in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleElderly patients who had emergency repair of a fractured hip were much less likely to die or make a return … Read More→
_ Insomnia Sleep HealthLack of Sleep at Midlife Is Bad for Your Health By Jane Farrell articleMany of the women I talk to tell me that lack of sleep is one of the biggest side effects … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health4 Ways Women Can Assure Work-Life Balance Support By Sondra Forsyth articleWomen’s roles in society have changed dramatically in the last 40 years. Once considered to be mainly “homemakers,” women are … Read More→
_ Glaucoma Vision HealthRare Y-Shaped Protein Discovered That Is Associated with Glaucoma By Sondra Forsyth articleSo unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two years they ran … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchKey Strides Being Made in The Battle Against Antibiotics Resistance By Jane Farrell articleResistance to antibiotics is becoming increasingly prevalent and threatens to undermine healthcare systems across the globe. Now, though, scientists appear … Read More→