With at least a month left of winter weather in many parts of the country, you might be wondering if it’s okay to send your kids out into the snow or if you should keep them inside until the ground thaws again. Some parents don’t think twice about letting their kids...
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Yet heart disease in women remains under-diagnosed. A 2018 study from the University of Leeds in the U.K. found that a woman was half as likely as a man to have her heart attack diagnosed correctly on her...
Though all humans share an underlying physiology, some diseases affect people differently and in greater number. Case in point? Black Americans are affected by diseases like diabetes, hypertension and various pulmonary conditions at rates that are 20 to 60% higher...
Could you have a thyroid problem and not know about it? The short answer is yes. In fact, up to 60% of people with a thyroid problem don’t know they have one. That means for every 10 people walking around with thyroid disease, only about four of them know about it....
Now that we’re a month into the new year, you’ve probably cleared your cabinets of holiday favorites to make room for better, more nutritious fare. Great job! But there’s always a reason to eat junk, right? Just as we start to declutter from the holiday feast-fest and...
It’s no secret that healthcare in America is expensive. Even if you have a good health insurance plan -- and you do have one, right? -- the cost of just going to your doctor for a nagging cough can blow your budget for the month. Wouldn’t it be great if you had some...
A fresh start to the year means a fresh start to your home. It’s time to pack away the holiday decor, sweep out the nooks and crannies and get settled into a new routine for keeping your home clean. And if one of your resolutions was to be a little kinder to the...
The healthcare industry is a labyrinth. Attempting to navigate the system, what to do about rising costs and how to buy health insurance -- to name a few things -- can feel like wading through a muddy river full of snakes. (Yikes.) We won’t pretend that we understand...
We’re halfway into January and you’re motivated to slim down, get in shape and get healthier. Go you! There’s just one problem: your knees. Whether it’s from age, a medical condition or excess weight -- or a combination thereof -- your knees have been holding you back...
If you have Medicare, then you probably know that open enrollment happens in the fall because you’re inundated with advertisements for Medicare Advantage plans. But you might also have started seeing ads in the last few weeks about a separate enrollment period. It’s...
