Melinda A groundbreaking report from the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index reveals that women’s health worldwide remains alarmingly poor, with little improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted across 143 countries in 2022, the study highlights significant gaps in medical testing, emotional well-being, and access to basic necessities for billions of women. Critical Gaps in Medical Testing … Read more
Ongoing Negotiations for Physician Staffing at Cedar Hill Hospital Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, set to open in Southeast Washington, D.C., by spring, represents a pivotal moment in addressing healthcare disparities in the area. However, hospital executives announced during a D.C. Council health committee hearing that the agreement with the physicians’ group responsible for staffing … Read more
President Biden’s Initiative to Advance Women’s Health Research In his recent State of the Union address, President Joe Biden underscored the urgent need to prioritize women’s health research, a field historically underfunded. “Women are more than half of our population, but research on women’s health has always been underfunded,” Biden stated. To address this disparity, … Read more
Stair-climbing is an easy and effective way to burn calories. It requires no gym membership and can be done anywhere with stairs. This exercise burns up to 20 times more calories than walking on flat ground. Even going downstairs burns five times more calories than regular walking, as the muscles work to slow your descent. … Read more
The ketogenic diet gained widespread popularity in the early 2000s with its slogan “fat is not the enemy.” However, recent research highlighted in the March 2024 issue of Current Problems in Cardiology raises concerns about the diet’s long-term effects. The keto diet, which promotes high-fat, low-carbohydrate foods, may carry hidden risks. Dr. Joanna Popiolek-Kalisz, MD, … Read more
