Cardiovascular Advocates Elevate Global Call to Action
Reaching consensus is a challenge for any community, and the global health care community is no exception.
Grateful Patient Day Spotlights Health Care Heroes
On September 7, the annual Grateful Patient Day invites people to unite those expressions of thankfulness on social media.
Insurers’ Rx Switching Disrupts Neurological Care
If a medication label carries a warning message, it’s usually there for good reason.
When Insurers “Just Say ‘No’” to New Drugs
What if your insurance company refused to cover your medication just because it was new?
As Fall Looms, Vaccines Take Center Stage
As infectious diseases threaten to overlap this fall, vaccines have captured the nation’s attention once again.
Treating a Rare Disease from Home
How can policymakers keep care accessible for seniors with a debilitating vision condition called thyroid eye disease?
New Treatment Raises Hopes for Rare Pediatric Disease
A potential treatment breakthrough offers hopeful news to parents of infants with a rare blood disorder.
Living with the “King’s Disease”
As a boy I would see my grandfather in his worn recliner, foot elevated, with his big toe as red as an apple. One day I asked him what happened, and he joked, “Don’t you know? I’m royalty. I have the king’s disease.”
Telemedicine Bridges Gap for Patients in Hawaii
By Jerry Boster Living on a Hawaiian island is living the dream – unless you need access to a medical specialist who is an airplane ride away. Just ask a person with Parkinson’s living in Hawaii, like me. While people with Parkinson’s live on all 7 Hawaiian Islands, most medical specialists are concentrated on the […]
Technology Boosts Respiratory Care
New technology is allowing physicians to provide more personalized respiratory care.
