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World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

12 Things A Massage Therapist Knows About You After An Hour

Sure, we expect massage therapists to ease muscle tension and help us work through injuries. But that hour on the table reveals a lot more than just the stress we've asked them to soothe. We talked to a few massage therapists to find out just how much they can tell about us and our health. MORE: The 1-Minute Neck Massage

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

The 15 Best Self-Care Journals of 2023

Experts say self-care journals can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. We researched what makes a journal worth buying, then rounded up the best self-care journals on the market.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

5 Tips for Grocery Shopping with Kids

I spent a few years as the designated grocery shopper for a busy test kitchen, so I've spent a lot of time in grocery stores

How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before

Finding savings in the hospital pharmacy

Hospital pharmacies can be huge sources of spending and also good sources of meaningful data. Healthcare Finance News talked to a data-driving hospital pharmacy director to learn how evolving analytics tools can help reshape clinical and financial approaches for the better.

Four Performance Improvement Ideas for Your Hospital Pharmacy

Your hospital pharmacy is under pressure to reduce costs, generate revenue and improve patient care—all at the same time. Four blog posts on McKesson.com suggest ways you can achieve it.

What are the indications that my toddler needs a speech therapist?

See what our expert says about deciding whether your toddler should be evaluated by a speech therapist.

What Does a Holistic Health Practitioner Do?

Learn everything you need to know about the roles and responsibilities of a holistic health practitioner.

5 Things You Didn’t Know a Speech Therapist Could Do

Speech therapists, those are the people who spend their time teaching children how to articulate their sounds, but what can they do for adults? Many people know us as the charismatic, children-lov…

5 Early Signs Your Child Might Need A Speech Therapist

A speech therapist is a person who provides speech therapy to patients or individuals. Speech therapy is the process of providing treatment for an individual’s speech and vocal capabilities. These personnel assess, conclude and treat – speech, swallowing, communication and language problems in an affected user, with an aim to restore their capabilities<br>Speech therapy also extends to providing assistance for people who have trouble swallowing…

A Virtual Speech Therapist? It's In the Works

Everyone who has ever tried to master a skill knows the value of “practice makes perfect.” But for people living with aphasia, a communication disorder caused by damage to parts of the brain that contain language centers, practicing language skills is not enough to make real improvements – achieving success also requires feedback. Researchers at Temple …

Improving Staff Well-Being with Hospital Pharmacy RFID Automation

Hospital pharmacy RFID automation can improve staff satisfaction, morale and overall well-being. Find out more.

Trouble swallowing? It may be time to see a Speech Therapist

The normal process of swallowing our food and drink is a complex and highly coordinated process that usually takes less than three seconds. Individuals who experience a sudden change in their medical condition are often aware that their ability to swallow has changed. For others, changes may occur slowly over time, making it more difficult to recognize symptoms.

Speech tips for kids with speech delays (from a very creative speech therapist)

Analytics and Hospital Pharmacies: Building a Successful Program

The requests received for data became more complex, requiring some to move away from just patient use data and incorporate information from multiple sources.

Tips to Spot Medication Errors Outside the Hospital Pharmacy

Identifying medication use risks outside the hospital pharmacy requires something simple: speaking with other members of the health care team.