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Supporting Families in Milk Sharing as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant 27 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
As an Inte rnational Board Certified Lactation Consultant, I have, first and foremost, an ethical obligation to provide evidence-based information to my clients to support their breastfeeding relation...
The “Pill” and Women Rights 26 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
On this day, nearly a century ago, the 19th Amendment was passed granting women the right to vote. 50 years later, women nationwide joined together during Women’s Strike for Equality, demanding equal...
Weekly Roundup – August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Can you believe summer is almost over? Where does the time go? Currently, in the world of health care news a great deal of time continues to be spent on Obamacare…from its rollout to how it can be def...
August 2013 Man of the Month: Richard Florida 22 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm
In 2011, the Baby Boomer generation began turning 65, and today it is projected that 40 million Americans fit within that age bracket. The population of 65 and older shows no signs of slowing down and...
Up-and-Coming Disruptive Woman: Erica Frenkel 21 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer recently said, “It’s not great if you’re a surgeon and you have to think about getting the generator going.” And in America, the last thing we usually think abou...
Psoriasis and Mental Abuse 20 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
August is National Psoriasis Awareness Month. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that accelerates the growth cycle of skin cells causing painful red, flaking patches on the body that often bleed and i...
Protecting Your Health: Access to Health Insurance and Medical Decision-Making in Divorces 19 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Going through a divorce can be unpleasant and stressful even under the most amicable situations. The obvious issues that need to be dealt with, such as custody, spousal support, or child support, are...
Weekly Roundup – August 16, 2013 16 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
With all the Senators and Representatives back in their homes states and districts, it has been another relatively quiet week here in the Beltway. Of course the news is never quiet, check out some of ...
I Wish I’d Known Earlier…I Still Need a Primary Care Provider Since Most Headaches Aren’t Brain Tumors 15 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
Having cancer has infected me and many others with the irritating tendency to view any persistent, troubling symptom through the lens of a recurrence or a diagnosis of a new primary cancer. A friend o...
Anthony’s Story: Using a Collaborative Community to Increase Patient Compliance 14 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
Sitting with my morning coffee yesterday, I came across the same article many of us did about young Anthony Stokes, a teenager in Atlanta, who after being told that he had six months to live, was deni...
