HIPAA 101: How Healthcare Data Security Impacts Patients
If you’ve been in to see a physician in the last 20 years or so—and we certainly hope that you have—you’ve most likey had to sign a HIPAA disclosure form. Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, back in 1996. One of its provisions is to drastically restrict your doctor’s... CONTINUE READING→
Fighting the Deadliest Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma
Researchers at Yale Medicine are working to harness the immune system to battle glioblastoma. Tremendous progress has been made in extending the life expectancy for patients suffering from glioblasma, the deadliest of brain cancers. Forty years ago, patient with this cancer diagnosis were given four months to live. Now the median life expectancy is more than 14... CONTINUE READING→
12 Bad Habits That Can Lead to Hair Loss
Have you often been the subject of envy or appreciation when it came to your hair? Did you always have a shiny tuft of hair that wasn’t just healthy but also had a certain vigour to it that made heads turn? Has that thick mane of hair predeceased its glory days, merely reducing to a... CONTINUE READING→
Can I Get an STD Even When Wearing a Condom?
Many people mistakenly believe that using a condom completely protects from all sexually transmitted diseases, however, this is not the truth. It is still very possible to contract dangerous illnesses, even if a condom is used. Keep reading for some valuable information regarding the possibility of spreading a sexually transmitted disease while still using protection.... CONTINUE READING→
Hey, Single Moms–Dads Are Important
Dear Mr. Dad: My best friend really wants to be a mother, but has given up on finding “Mr. Right,” and has decided to have and raise a baby on her own. I’ve been following your work for a long time and have been telling her how important it is for babies to have male... CONTINUE READING→
Psoriasis Doesn’t Have to Be a Life-Long Affliction
Toughest Psoriasis Cases Can Be Tamed by Yale Medicine’s Dermatologists. Peter Amento avoided shorts and short sleeves for most of his life, no matter how warm the weather. When he did wear them, “People would comment: ‘What have you got? Poison ivy?’ That’s how bad my psoriasis would look,” says the 61-year-old husband and father of three from... CONTINUE READING→
Back to Sleep is the Only Way for Infants
Dear Mr. Dad: Our baby boy was born just a month ago and, although we were told at the hospital to put him down to sleep on his back, my wife says that it’s safer for him on his tummy because it will keep him from choking. Who’s right? Please help. A: You are. In their... CONTINUE READING→
Closing the Gap on Cardiovascular Disease among African Americans
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading killer in the United States, and African Americans are excessively burdened by poor cardiovascular health.[i] [ii] [iii] Adding to this burden are barriers to high-quality and timely health care. As a result, CVD is often diagnosed too late, leading to a disproportionate number of African Americans suffering and dying from heart disease... CONTINUE READING→
See an ‘Onco-Dermatologist’ for Cancer-Related Skin, Hair, and Nail Problems
Soothing the skin helps cancer patients through treatment. You probably know that oncologists treat cancer and dermatologists specialize in problems related to the skin, hair and nails—but you may not have heard of “onco-dermatology.” It links the two specialties to focus on the prevention and treatment of the skin, hair and nail problems that often arise as side... CONTINUE READING→
Which Joints Deteriorate First?
All joints are at crucial points of the body, where two bones meet and move. Joints are the parts of our body that provide overall stability for our musculoskeletal system and facilitate movement. Joints also contain important things like cartilage. The patches of cartilage within joints support bones and the skeletal system by giving a... CONTINUE READING→