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What You Need to Know: Compounded Medications
Read More: What You Need to Know: Compounded MedicationsFor most people, getting prescription medication is fairly simple. Your healthcare provider (HCP) calls your local pharmacy, you pick up your medication when itโs ready and life goes on. But sometimes people canโt take the standard, mass-produced brand name and generic prescription drugs for a variety of reasons. Thatโs where compounded medications come in. โWhat…
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15 Minutes With: Sabrina Johnson Talks Treatment for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Sabrina Johnson Talks Treatment for Female Sexual Arousal DisorderOctober is Menopause Awareness Month. Youโve probably heard of a little blue pill called Viagra thatโs prescribed for men with erectile dysfunction. But can you name a treatment for sexual arousal disorder thatโs made for women? No? Despite the fact that as many as half of all women worldwide experience female sexual dysfunction, we rarely…
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6 Medications You Should Never Stop Abruptly
Read More: 6 Medications You Should Never Stop AbruptlyIf you take medication for any reason, you know how much effort and money it takes to never miss a dose. For starters, medication isnโt cheap. And it can also have unwanted side effects and very specific usage instructions. Thatโs why itโs so important to use prescription medicine under the supervision of a healthcare provider…
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The Skinny on Microdosing GLP-1 Drugs
Read More: The Skinny on Microdosing GLP-1 DrugsMarch 3 -7, 2025, is Obesity Care Week. The term โmicrodosingโ probably makes you think of psychedelic drugs โ us too. But the latest trend in microdosing involves taking small amounts of the popular weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s. GLP-1 drugs have revolutionized the way we treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. The injectable medications…
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Rare Diseases 101
Read More: Rare Diseases 101February 28, 2025 is Rare Disease Day. By definition, โrareโ means uncommon. Unusual. Words you typically donโt think of when youโre thinking about your health. But living with a rare disease is a reality for a lot of people. Rare diseases affect 400 million people worldwide and 30 million people in the U.S. That means…
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The Importance of Making Obesity Treatment Accessible
Read More: The Importance of Making Obesity Treatment AccessibleItโs always a successful day at the office for Fatima Cody Stanford, M.D., M.P.H.,M.P.A., when she can look at a patientโs chart, see a diagnosis of diabetes, high cholesterol or hypertension, and see progress in their health or resolution of a health concern. Shanna Tucker, M.D., an obesity medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, has…
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Thanks to TikTok, I Was Able to Afford the Anti-Obesity Medication That Changed My Life
Read More: Thanks to TikTok, I Was Able to Afford the Anti-Obesity Medication That Changed My LifeAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber When my sister turned 13, I bought her a ring that said, โI hope you dance.โ I cried the first time I heard that song. The lyrics said everything I wanted for my sister. I want her to be confident and strong. I want her to take chances and live…
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs 101
Read More: Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs 101Almost 2 out of every 5 adults in the United States have high cholesterol, which can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. This is dangerous for women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) because heart disease is their number one cause of death. Many people who have high cholesterol donโt know they…
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Access, Affordability, Cardiovascular disease, Health insurance, Heart disease, Heart health, Medication, Prescription drugs
โA Patientโs Journeyโ: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart Disease
Read More: โA Patientโs Journeyโ: 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 patientโs journey with heart disease should move seamlessly from diagnosis to treatment, with a strong partnership…
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Treatment Options for Alzheimerโs Disease
Read More: Treatment Options for Alzheimerโs Disease+ Infographic text About 1 in 10 people over 65 have Alzheimerโs. And almost 2 out of 3 are women. Alzheimerโs disease begins years before symptoms appear and gets worse slowly.ย ย At first, symptoms may not be noticeable, but they get worse over time.ย Once diagnosed, people with Alzheimerโs live an average of 4โ8 years,…
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are the Most Influential Healthcare Companies Youโve Never Heard Of
Read More: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are the Most Influential Healthcare Companies Youโve 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 doesnโt work at full strength, youโre 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 Youโre Living with Obesity
Read More: Choosing Health Insurance Coverage If Youโre 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 Youโre Living with Obesity
Read More: Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When Youโre 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 โundetectable viral load.โ 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), youโre not alone. Itโs 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…
