Innovations Continue to Optimize Patient Care
The healthcare industry continues to evolve and adapt to meet the needs of patients and improve their care — and it’s increasingly using AI to do it.
Increasing Vaccine Development Provides Hope, Despite Resistance
It’s alarming that despite vaccines’ proven success, some 40,000 to 50,000 adults die from vaccine-preventable diseases each year. Even diseases that were once-eradicated are making a comeback.
The Protective Value of RSV Vaccines in Older Adults: A Deeper Dive
Now that safe and effective RSV vaccines are finally available, more evidence of their direct health benefits in older Americans will be forthcoming. It is likely as well that FDA will eventually expand the marketing approvals of these vaccines to include adults under age 60 with chronic conditions demonstrated to importantly increase the risk of RSV-associated LRTD and hospitalization.
HIV: A Physician’s Perspective
Mark Bloch, MD, has been working in the field of HIV medicine since 1983, and he is now the director of clinical research at Holdsworth House in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Bloch is actively involved in research surrounding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
HIV: A Patient’s Perspective
As a woman and activist living with HIV/AIDS, Maria Mejia’s mission is to give hope to the hopeless and send the message that she is far more than just a condition.
The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Where Are We Now?
Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, doubts about vaccine safety and efficacy have not only persisted, but escalated. Counteracting this wave of mistrust will require targeted tactics and networked, community involvement.
Anxiety: A Physician’s Perspective
Andrea Kulberg, PhD, CEDS, licensed psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist, shares insight into diagnosing and treating anxiety.
Anxiety: A Patient’s Perspective
This patient’s story shows how extreme introversion and anxiety often go hand-in-hand.
First Do No Harm: Increasing Patient Safety
Patient safety is at the heart of healthcare, so it’s imperative to put in place systems and regulations to reduce patient harm.
CIDP: A Physician’s Perspective
Karissa L. Gable, MD, is a neurologist in Durham, N.C., and is affiliated with Duke University Hospital In 2019, she was awarded a research grant to investigate the pathophysiologic mechanisms of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy by the GBS/CIDP Foundation.
