As you age, the ability to balance becomes more difficult, which is often why the elderly have frequent rates of falling. Without balance, you lose mobility, and your overall health suffers because the lack of balance leads to a lack of physical inactivity. This is...
With the continuously rising cost of prescription drugs, patients are forced to take matters into their own hands. They are making choices that their doctors would advise against, and their health is suffering because of it. Dr. Sameer Awsare, an internist and...
Earlier this year, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan decided to toss their names into the healthcare ring as they announced they would be forming an independent healthcare company for their employees. The details of this joint venture remain vague, but...
Earlier in the summer, President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency regarding the opioid crisis in the United States. The broad class of drugs known as opioids function by acting on the body’s opioid receptors to reduce the sensation of pain. In...
The treatment of choice for rheumatic diseases has traditionally been the use of biological agents called bio-originators. These agents are derived from microorganisms, animals or humans. The increasing cost of these agents has put effective treatment out of the reach...
In the wake of the much-publicized drug price hikes of common prescriptions such as Mylan’s Epipen and Turing’s Daraprim, patients and doctors alike have been scratching their heads about why drug prices keep increasing. Some reasons may be the rise of the cost of...
