October is Depression Awareness Month, and a great time to focus on ways to overcome the blues and keep depression away. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, around 16 million adults each year experience the most common type of depression, which is Major Depressive Disorder. The disorder is characterized by having at […]
Movember, named after the world’s largest movement fighting for men’s health, is the time to talk about the good news concerning prostate cancer. “The key to curing prostate cancer is early diagnosis,” says Dr. Dudley Danoff, author of The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health, 2nd edition (Beyond Words, 2017). There are no symptoms associated […]
Employers complain that graduates are not ready for work. Stanford University studies indicate students are overloaded and under-prepared. So exactly what should we teach young people in an age where Dr. Google has an answer for everything; humans are living longer; the traditional professions disappear while new ones are created; international mobility is drastically increasing […]
(Photo credit— VeganSmart Instagram) Each holiday is filled with homemade recipes and delicious snacks, making it a foodie’s favorite time of year. This year, instead of gifting the foodie in your life one of their favorite treats, why not step it up by introducing them to new, healthy flavors their taste buds will love. […]
Richard Master marked the beginning of his new initiative, the Business Initiative of Health Policy (BIHP), by representing business leaders at the announcement of Senator Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017. Master, who is the CEO of MCS Industries, the producer of multiple documentaries about the healthcare industry in the US, and a […]
Many cities in California and Texas have poor patient-reported pediatric care, according to a new 2017 Vitals Access to Pediatricians report. Vitals researched the top 200 American cities to find out which metros have access to the best and worst pediatric care. The study also revealed that mid-sized cities scored better in categories such as […]
Check out the new episode of Ladylike starring Kristin Chirico who explores today’s beauty standards. In a simulation of what it would be like to go under the knife, Chirico ventures into Beverly Hills with the finest of plastic surgeons Dr. Harrison Lee, Dr. Linda Li and Dr. David Amron (as seen on TMZ, Cosmopolitan, […]
Founded by a group of retired professional athletes from a variety of sports leagues including the NFL, UFC, NBA and NHL, Athletes For Care (A4C) is a community of athletes united by the collective belief that health crises such as opioid addiction, depression and chronic pain can be treated by alternative solutions like proper nutrition, […]
Luke Brown, founder Fitness Hardware Bodyweight training is one the fastest growing categories in the fitness space today. We’re seeing more training methods embraced by the military and professional athletes now being used by people of all skill levels. The popularity of Cross Fit and sports like Mixed Martial Arts have really pushed the fitness […]
National Addiction Medicine Expert Shares Insights on Synthetic Opiates (WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 25) The chief of Addiction Medicine at Christiana Care Health System testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill about the scourge of opioid addiction. Speaking at a hearing on the nation’s synthetic opioid […]
