Onward and Down 2019: Medical Cost Trends and Pharmacy-Led Strategies to Mitigate Them
Healthcare reform and improvement has entered exciting times. Medical R&D and health informatics (HIT) are growing at a rapid rate, offering better options to a more curious and proactive generation of consumers. More regulatory bodies and forward-thinking...
Annual World Breastfeeding Week and the Benefits of Breastfeeding
August kicks off with World Breastfeeding Week, now on its 27th year since it was first celebrated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in 1992. Every August 1-7, WABA partners with a worldwide network of organizations to encourage breastfeeding,...
Health as a Whole: How Does Your Community Health Measure Up?
Your patient’s community health plays a vital role in their health. The US Census has measured different facets of community health and ranked the best counties of the US. The results are in, and the top 500 communities in America have been ranked. The...
World AIDS Day: 3 Reasons to be Optimistic
World Aids Day is Friday, December 1. It’s a day to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS, a disease that took more than one million lives in 2016 alone. Luckily, we’re closer than ever before to finding a cure. Here are three methods that could hold the keys to curing...
PEPID Profiles: Saving Lives with Larissa Braun, RN, BSN
Listening to her mother’s stories about being air ambulance paramedic, Larissa Braun knew she wanted to be a nurse at an early age. Fueled by adrenaline, she knew she was meant for intensive care medicine, and now she thrives in public health.