We Can Make a Change
A cancer diagnosis is enough to handle without unaffordable costs adding to your stress. Douglas sought out a second opinion
Health & Wellness
Adulting 101: Navigating Healthcare as a 20-year-old
Twenty-somethings like me tend to sweep healthcare under the rug due to time and money constraints, but with looming monopolies on hospital prices and rising healthcare costs, we have to learn how to play the game.
How to Healthcare: The Basics
Whether you already take care of your health costs or will soon take over that responsibility from your parents after college, do your research on your options. Don’t worry–to save you the effort of researching on your own, I’ve laid out the important stuff for you.
Take Charge: An Interview with Carmen Alexe, Healthcare Consumer Advocate
Carmen is a passionate champion for taking control of your own health. As an American born in a socialist country, she shares her perspective on healthcare in the U.S., shopping for care, and being proactive.
Celebrating Nurses Week: Meet Zeny
Zeny is a postpartum nurse in California, who takes care of moms and babies after delivery. After 39 years in nursing, she has some wise words to share about becoming a nurse, the greatest reward, and self-care.
Celebrating Nurses Week: Meet Hanan
Hanan is a pediatric nurse in East Tennessee. She shares her passion to serve, her favorite part of being a pediatric nurse, and how nurses are a patient’s front line and advocate.
Celebrating Nurses Week: Meet Lauren
Lauren left the dot com world for medicine – first as a paramedic, then as a nurse. She speaks out on making the leap of faith, what makes a good nurse, and how nurses can help protect themselves from burnout.
How to Find the Right Doctor for You
Building a new doctor-patient relationship takes time and commitment, so it’s worth asking yourself what you’re looking for to make sure you find a good match.
5 Ways Dads Shape Who We Are
This Father’s Day, put down the tie and give your Dad a heaping helping of gratitude. Here are 5 things he’s done to make you who you are today.
Mom Knows Best: 5 Health Tips to Live By
Let’s do some Mother’s Day mythbusting on a topic near and dear to the hearts of mothers: health.