This heart disease risk assessment is most accurate for people between ages 20 and 74. For people younger than 20 or older than 74, the presence of two or more cardiovascular risk factors suggests higher risk of cardiovascular disease. From The Mayo...
When tennis star Andy Murray posted a hospital photo to Instagram last week, the pushback was swift. Not for the overshare, but for what some doctors said were medical errors, including misplaced IVs and unshaven...
Use these legal forms to 1) protect your health information, and 2) to authorize a surrogate to make decisions regarding your health care in case you are unable to make decisions for yourself for any...
What Rights Does the Privacy Rule Give Me over My Health Information? Health insurers and providers who are covered entities must comply with your right to: Ask to see and get a copy of your...
By Karen Pollitz, Cynthia Cox Follow and Rachel Fehr, for KFF – Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. . In this report, we analyze transparency data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine claims… Read More
Advice from patients, physicians, and advocates on making sure your concerns are heard. Around 12 years ago, at age 19, Brittany Bella Graham began experiencing severe lower-back pain and a constant throbbing ache in her...
Because the ear is very sensitive to changes in overall health, smokers and those with high blood pressure are more likely to develop hearing loss due to the impact on their cardiovascular health, while those...
By CATHRYN JAKOBSON RAMIN, for CONDITIONS. An excerpt from Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery. Near my office, there’s a breakfast-and-lunch joint where strangers sit down at shared tables. When Joseph,… Read More
According to the 2018 enrollment report, 11.8 million individuals signed up or renewed through the marketplace for 2018 coverage through HealthCare.gov marketplace. We’ve all heard varying reports about how healthcare may change or is changing under Trumpcare,...
By Aaron Barker, KPRC Click2Houston. HOUSTON, TX – A mix-up in blood samples at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center last year led to a botched transfusion and a patient’s death, according to a Department of… Read More