A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause, she said, “I didn’t want to take a chance.” A cardiologist told Hollander that based on factors like age, sex, cholesterol, and blood…
This is more than a missed opportunity. It’s a growing liability financially, operationally, and culturally. Men’s health must be redefined not just as a clinical issue, but as a strategic business lever. The post Men’s Health is an Overlooked Part of Family Health: Why Employers Should Rethink Their Benefits Strategy appeared first on MedCity News.
Screening for mental health symptoms in patients with significant allergic disease is not overreach The post How Diagnostic Precision in Allergy Care Supports Mental Well-Being appeared first on MedCity News.
This week would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, abortion has been banned in 13 states and severely limited in 10 others. Yet anti-abortion activists remain frustrated, in some cases even…
KalVista Pharmaceuticals’ Ekterly is now FDA approved for treating acute swelling attacks from hereditary angioedema. The KalVista tablet provides an alternative to injectable or infused HAE medications from companies such as Takeda Pharmaceutical and CSL Behring. The post KalVista Drug Gets FDA Approval for Treating Acute Swelling Attacks From Rare Disease appeared first on MedCity…
Elizabeth Bonker is a silent woman with a loud mission. She wants government agencies to cover the costs of training people with autism in a form of communication called assisted spelling. One problem: Leading professional organizations don’t believe it works. “All nonspeakers above the age of 5 should be given the opportunity,” typed Bonker, who…
Jim Gallic is Chief Growth Officer at Wondr Health, a company specializing in creating the behavior change required for weight loss. He was a satisfied client who lost a ton of weight (see that before and after photo on the right!) and changed his eating habits completely using Wondr (no drugs involved!). Later in life…
This fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2023, discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face.
“When you cut one part of the health system, it tends to have a ripple effect on the rest of it,” an expert notes at Webinar
This chart collection examines five types of indicators: outcomes of treatment, provision of appropriate treatment, patient safety, preventive services, and health system capacity and workforce shortages. Measuring quality in health care is complex: a vast number of metrics are used to monitor health system performance since there is no singular definition of quality, and data…