April 2, 2016 The 5th Vital Sign and America’s Painkiller Epidemic The U.S. health-care system has become much more aggressive in treating pain over the last 15 years and just as with any medical intervention at times there are adverse side effects.
April 8, 2016 Food and Politics: Deciphering the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines Every five years Dietary Guidelines for Americans is created through collaboration between the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.
May 1, 2016 Community Health: The Key to Improving Health and Wellness for all Arizonans When you’re working with a patient in the healthcare delivery system, it’s pretty straightforward. You get a medical history, talk to your patient about how they are doing and their symptoms, and learn about their lifestyle.
June 4, 2016 CPR and AEDs Save Lives, Especially Young Healthy Athletes We’ve learned a great deal about improving survival rates and quality of life for sudden cardiac arrest patients.
June 8, 2016 What’s a Doula? A Professional Who Lowers Birth Costs and Improves Outcomes, that’s Who. Over the last few years, there has been more and more focus on the triple aim – improving patient experience, reducing costs, and improving population health.
July 29, 2016 Let’s Get Ahead of the Family Planning Curve in Arizona Unintended pregnancies, especially teen pregnancy and its social consequences, are a significant cause of inter-generational poverty and poor health outcomes.
Sept. 9, 2016 Reducing Atrial Fibrillation’s Fear Factor It’s a common scenario in a cardiology clinic when the cardiologist informs the patient they have atrial fibrillation (AFib), an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
Jan. 10, 2017 Good Oral Health is More than a Smile - Especially for Pregnant Women Good oral health is more than just a nice smile. Having good oral health improves a person’s ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew and eat.
Feb. 2, 2017 Have Your Wine and Chocolate, Too? Sweet Heart Month Eating Tips When it comes to decisions of the heart, February can be a complicated month.
April 15, 2017 Since You Can't Select Your Family, Choose a Risk-reducing Lifestyle As an African American woman, I am aware that I’m in one of the highest-risk groups for dying from heart disease but my non-inherited risk factors are manageable.