Most health insurance plans offer free, preventive wellness visits, screenings, counseling and other services through in-network providers. The Affordable Care Act mandates that private individual and group health insurance plans provide certain preventive coverage. Most […]
Endless paperwork, the bedside buzzer, and gowns that don’t close properly have long been used as fodder by stand-up comedians and TV sitcoms. But many, many things have changed. Let’s look past the obvious targets […]
It happens to all of us at some point. Two (or more) roads diverge in the (metaphorical) wood, and you have no earthly idea which is the right one to take. There’s the anxiety of […]
Each year, 435,000 American women have heart attacks. Nearly 20% of them are under age 65. In fact, heart attacks kill six times as many women as breast cancer does. Yet women aren’t always evaluated and […]
With two Democratic primary debates down and another on the way, we are already deep in the throes of election season (as if it ever ends). Health care was arguably the biggest issue in the […]
A growing body of evidence suggests that the loss of consciousness after death is much less immediate than previously thought. Nearly 20% of people who were revived after being declared clinically dead reported that they […]
Just hearing the word “playground” probably has you imagining a boisterous group of kids jostling for position to take another go down a sky-high slide. But over the past decade, cities around the world have […]
When you think of the medical professionals in your life, you probably think of your primary care provider, possibly your physical therapist, and maybe even your psychiatrist. But what about your pharmacist? Pharmacists are highly […]
Staying socially active has always been good advice for staying happy and healthy. Now research shows just how meaningful those conversations and connections can be. People who are more socially active in their 50s and […]
When people think about dangerous jobs, they tend to focus on jobs where people might die. There is plenty of merit to this, as anyone working in a job where deaths are common would want […]