Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Disease risk increases with age, but those of certain ethnic…
via Kaiser Health News The public overwhelmingly supports Medicare’s plan to pay for end-of-life discussions between doctors and patients, despite GOP objections that such chats would lead…
image: Robert Wallce, Flickr Creative CommonsPhysical activity, nutritional guidance, cognitive training, social activities and management of heart health image: Robert Wallce, Flickr Creative CommonsPhysical activity, nutritional guidance,…
For patients with type 2 diabetes – especially those over age 50 – the negative impact of side effects like weight gain and burdens like frequent insulin…
A new study in the journal CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, finds that most participants in a large breast cancer study did not…
Who should discuss end of life care with patients, and when? Who should discuss end of life care with patients, and when?Providers are unsure when to approach this…
Excerpted from my post at Covering Health, the blog of Association of Health Care Journalists. Sitting in the waiting room of my opthalmologist’s office was an…
We all know that exercise is crucial to better health. For older women however, that can often be challenging, particularly during the winter. We all know that…
Whether you signed up for a new insurance plan through one of the state exchanges, endured the glitches on the federal web site, or simply plan to…
I’ve attended several health conferences over the past couple of months and whether the conversations are about the Affordable Care Act allowing more people to get preventive…
