Be a “wise guy”— know the importance of health screenings
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Are you a guy who puts off doing a task and later wishes he’d just done it?
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Health Care – General
Is It Safe Yet To Get Your Physical Or A Dental Checkup?
(By Alan Yu for NPR) Many hospitals, clinics and dental offices in some places around the U.S. are beginning to open
Read MorePalliative care can be valuable for heart failure patients
American Heart Association is reporting palliative care can be valuable for heart failure patients and may lower the risk of
Read MoreHospital outpatient volume recovering quicker than ED, inpatient: TransUnion
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Overall hospital visits are slowly recovering, but volumes remain significantly below pre-pandemic numbers, according
Read MoreCigna is eliminating cost-sharing for all primary care in-office or telehealth visits
Cigna is eliminating cost-sharing for all primary care, specialty are and behavioral health care in office or telehealth visits for
Read MoreStroke patients slower getting to treatment during pandemic, study finds
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though minutes can make all the difference in the treatment of people having
Read More79% of cancer patients report care delays, survey shows
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) Most U.S. cancer patients receiving treatment have reported a delay of their care during
Read MoreNearly Half Of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due To Pandemic
(By Elizabeth Lawrence for Kaiser Health News) As the coronavirus threat ramped up in March, hospitals, health systems and private
Read MoreConcerned about your blood pressure? Medicare can help.
(Source- www.medicare.gov/blog) It’s difficult to detect high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called “hypertension”) usually doesn’t have any warning
Read More‘Things Will Never Be The Same.’ How The Pandemic Has Changed Worship
(By Tom Gjelten for NPR) Christian worship in the United States, long characterized by its adherence to tradition, appears to have
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