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A Patient’s Journey: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart Disease
Read More: A Patient’s Journey: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart DiseaseFebruary 2, 2024, is National Wear Red Day and February is AmericanHeart Month. For the more than 60 million women in the United States living with some type of heart disease, navigating health insurance coverage can be overwhelming. A patient’s journey with heart disease should move seamlessly from diagnosis to treatment, with a strong partnership…
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Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease
Read More: Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease+ Infographic text About 1 in 10 people over 65 have Alzheimer’s. And almost 2 out of 3 are women. Alzheimer’s disease begins years before symptoms appear and gets worse slowly. At first, symptoms may not be noticeable, but they get worse over time. Once diagnosed, people with Alzheimer’s live an average of 4–8 years,…
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are the Most Influential Healthcare Companies You’ve Never Heard Of
Read More: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are the Most Influential Healthcare Companies You’ve Never Heard OfTaking prescription drugs may be more American than apple pie. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly half the people in the United States report having taken at least one medicine in the past 30 days. (By comparison, just about 1 in 10 Americans say apple is their favorite pie.) Who…
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Immunocompromised People and Covid-19 Clinical Trials
Read More: Immunocompromised People and Covid-19 Clinical Trials+ Infographic text If your immune system doesn’t work at full strength, you’re at higher risk for getting an infection or disease like Covid-19. It may not be your first thought to join a clinical trial that is studying new medicines or vaccines, but this type of research is key to protecting people who are…
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Choosing Health Insurance Coverage If You’re Living with Obesity
Read More: Choosing Health Insurance Coverage If You’re Living with Obesity+ PDF text SLIDE 1 Living with Obesity? Quick tips for how to navigate health insurance coverage for obesity care SLIDE 2 Obesity is a disease that affects 4 out of 10 American adults. Medication, surgery, diet and exercise programs, and working with mental health professionals can help people lose weight but can be expensive.…
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Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When You’re Living with Obesity
Read More: Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When You’re Living with ObesityApproximately 4 out of 10 American adults live with obesity, a medical condition that can cause serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. There are treatments, like weight loss medications and surgery, that can help, but they can also be expensive. For example, medication prescribed for weight loss can cost around $1,000…
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Medications That Treat and Prevent HIV
Read More: Medications That Treat and Prevent HIV+ Infographic text Nearly 7,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with HIV each year. There is no cure for HIV. But treatments can make the amount of virus in your blood so low that tests can no longer find it. This is called “undetectable viral load.” Being in treatment means people living with HIV…
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Options for Treating Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Options for Treating Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Liotta, M.D. If you suffer from atopic dermatitis (AD), you’re not alone. It’s the most common form of eczema, affecting nearly 16.5 million Americans. Women experience AD more than men, and women between the ages of 15 and 49 are more likely to experience more severe symptoms. Although eczema has no…
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Why Taking Fever-Reducing Meds and Drinking Fluids May Not Be the Best Way to Treat Flu and Fever
Read More: Why Taking Fever-Reducing Meds and Drinking Fluids May Not Be the Best Way to Treat Flu and FeverBy Tamara Hew-Butler, Wayne State University As flu season progresses, so does the chorus of advice, professional and otherwise, to drink plenty of fluids and take fever-reducing medications, like acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin. These recommendations, well-intentioned and firmly entrenched, offer comfort to those sidelined with fever, flu or vaccine side effects. But you may be…