The first week in August was National Minority Donor Awareness Week. Although it has already passed, I feel that it’s extremely important to join in on this nationwide observance and help spread awareness of this issue because organ donation is an existing problem in New York State. About 10,500 New Yorkers are currently waiting for
Today over 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and that number is expected to increase to 13.5 million by 2050.For those 5 million patients, there are currently 93 medicines in clinical trials or awaiting approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to a report released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
The New York State Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board has scheduled a meeting in Albany for September 18 from 9 to 4 in Meeting Room 3 in the Empire State Plaza. The New York Times writes that Medicare will begin paying health care practitioners a monthly fee for care coordination for beneficiaries. Only 30% of
Taking care of your body is important at all ages, but it becomes crucial for living the life that you want as you get older. Eating a healthy diet and staying physically active are necessities in living a long, healthy, and happy life. The foods we put into our body not only impact how we
For the next 15 years, “baby boomers,” Americans born between the years 1946 and 1964, will turn 65 at a rate of about 10,000 each day. About 90% of seniors already have at least one chronic disease, like Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease, and 77% have two or more of these diseases. How do we
Dementia is a collective term used to describe symptoms seen in brain disorders, like memory loss and problems with language and thinking. According to the American Academy of Family, dementia symptoms include memory loss, difficulty completing familiar tasks, problems communicating, disorientation, poor judgment, problems with abstract thinking, misplacing things, mood and personality changes, and loss
By DANIELLE OFRI AUG. 3, 2014 “DEAR Doctor,” the letter from the insurance company began. “We are writing to inform you that a prior authorization is required for the medication you prescribed.” That’s usually where I stop reading. Thousands of these letters arrive daily in doctors’ offices across the country. They are attempts by insurance companies
Read about new studies that examine ways to combat Alzheimer’s disease and gastrointestinal cancers; find a new report on care management for those with chronic conditions and learn which county health departments received DOH grants to advance the state’s Prevention Agenda and more in this edition of your Weekly Dose!
Here’s your Weekly Dose chock full of informative stories from a look at how consumers are still baffled by provisions of the Affordable Care Act, to a physician’s op-ed on how prescription drug prior authorization could impact patient care. And you might want to read how the key to happiness could be in lowering expectations.