Category: Simplifying Health Care

Your 20s are full of excitement. Whether you were getting settled in your career, establishing a relationship with your partner, or exploring the world, this decade is time for new experiences and finding out who you are. In your 30s, you might find stability more appealing. This could include settling down in a new location, […]

You’re out to dinner with friends, and you’re all laughing about a funny memory. Suddenly, you need to excuse yourself to find the restroom. Or you’re helping your child move into their new apartment, and after you lift their box full of books, you’re once again looking for the nearest toilet. Experiences like these are […]

Before certain medications were invented, infections like strep throat and illnesses like diabetes were deadly. Now, people around the world benefit from life-saving medications every single day. When blood thinners joined that list of life-saving medications, certain heart conditions became more manageable and less life-threatening. More than two million people take blood thinners every day […]

It’s never fun to hear the word “failure.” But when it comes after the word “heart,” it can be terrifying. Don’t let the name deceive you. Heart failure is a serious condition, but it does not mean that your heart has completely stopped working. It means that your heart is not pumping blood the way […]

Think of the last time you used your shoulder joint. Were you driving your car? Picking up a box? Reaching for the highest shelf in your pantry? There are a number of reasons you use your shoulder every day — all of which take a toll on that joint. You don’t realize how much you […]

What do Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, and Jay-Z all have in common? They’ve seen a therapist to combat a behavioral health issue. About 22.2 percent of adults between the ages of 26 and 49 are living with a behavioral health disorder. And 15 percent of adults 60 years and over are living with one as […]

Open any gossip magazine, and you’ll probably find at least one story about a celebrity getting a facelift, breast augmentation (enlargement), or nose job. While that may be one side of plastic surgery, there are also many other ways that plastic surgery can improve the way your body looks and functions. Plastic surgery goes way […]

Ten minutes is a very short amount of time. In 10 minutes, you might be able to go for a short walk, clear out your email inbox, or maybe even have a quick telephone conversation with a friend. In fact, you’ll probably be done reading this within the next 10 minutes. In those same 10 […]