Last summer I shared my adventures of cleaning out my medicine cabinet. Most of us don't realize that it's not as simple a task as just throwing things away, ... Read More

I've seen it coming for several years now. Apart from my work here at About.com, I call myself Every Patient's Advocate. My writing and speaking is aimed at the general ... Read More

Have you had a run-in with the healthcare system in America? Was it affected by, or did it later affect, your ability to pay for your care, get insurance coverage, or ... Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to help me prove an assumption (yes, I know what they say!) that our opinions about whether healthcare should be a right ... Read More

And if not, did you assume that meant everything was OK? It may not have been. And you may be sicker because of it. A group of researchers at Weill Cornell ... Read More

Once in awhile a headline comes along that truly raises many more questions than it answers for empowered patients. This is one of them. It's a perfect example of why ... Read More

No one wants to catch the H1N1 Swine Flu. And just like any disaster, the swine flu is a scare that has brought the crooks out, ready to take our ... Read More

Next week, while the grown-ups in Washington duke it out over healthcare reform, 8-year-old Charlotte Rose will make her mark on Capital Hill as a part of the Juvenile Diabetes ... Read More

I listened to President Obama's healthcare reform address to the American Medical Association. Healthcare reform will affect every American, both through our health, and through our wallets. While ... Read More

A few days ago I told you about an article written by Tom Head, the About.com guide to Civil Liberties, where he answered the question about whether the American government ... Read More

One would think that a romantic comedy called Side Effects, and starring Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl, would be light fare. And, to an extent it is. However.... It's also a scathing ... Read More

H1N1 Swine Flu is now considered a pandemic. But there's no need to panic! In fact, the change in status to a Stage 6 pandemic by the World Health Organization means ... Read More

Last October, after one of the presidential election debates that had addressed healthcare and reform, I asked you whether you thought healthcare in America should be a right or a ... Read More

As the buzz about healthcare reform ramps up, we'll begin hearing more and more about electronic medical records (EMRs or EHRs) and how they will make such major improvements in ... Read More

Once a year, those who have survived cancer pause to appreciate the fact that they have gotten past the disease that caused so much strife in their lives. Those who still ... Read More

An educated guess: If you polled 100 medical providers, and asked them whether they believe they offer patient-centered care, the vast majority would be almost insulted that you asked them, because ... Read More

An excellent article from my fellow patient empowerment expert, Elizabeth Cohen at CNN, raises awareness about one of the many scams being perpetrated on innocent people who know they need ... Read More

Short 'n sweet today, because someone else has done the heavy lifting... Dr. Rob Lamberts is one of the (few) American primary care physicians who truly does "get" the patient perspective. ... Read More

While H1N1 Swine Flu seems to have taken a back seat in the news, it still marches on, as do the efforts to be sure it won't develop further into ... Read More