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Unconscious bias: why women don’t get the same care men do 27 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Dr. Mary O'Connor of Mayo Clinic: "I believe that the source of this unconscious bias seen in medicine is a bias against women that's deeply rooted in our society."
A cardiologist’s advice on how to use this “wonder drug” 19 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
Cardiologist Dr. Bernard Lown was absolutely right! Over the past few years, I've spent countless hours foolishly suffering needlessly while trying to postpone taking a dose of this cardiac medication...
Diagnosed with what? Brugada Syndrome?! 11 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
"You can't go from healthy to staring down the barrel of a gun and NOT feel something. My best advice is let your emotions run amok, let them out, feel every emotion you need to feel, purge it all out...
Why I decided to start loving my grey hair 3 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
As we age, women become more susceptible to anti-aging appearance messages flogged by "experts" like Dr. Oz. These messages not only affect how we perceive ourselves - but they can certainly influence...
Why aren’t you wearing your medical I.D? 26 Jul 2013 | 04:12 pm
Emergency physician warns: "Anyone with a medical condition that would not be obvious to medics or doctors if they were unable to communicate should consider some form of medical identification progra...
When you live with a serious illness – and a bad marriage 18 Jul 2013 | 04:21 pm
A University of Rochester study's shocking conclusion: 83% of happily married women will still be alive 15 years after their cardiac bypass surgery, versus only 28% of women in unhappy marriages.
Why does your arm hurt during a heart attack? 10 Jul 2013 | 04:28 pm
At first, she attributed the arm pain to over-enthusiastic ball throwing - she had thrown at least 50 lobs to her springer spaniel that day. The next day, finally convinced by her family to call for a...
The cure myth 2 Jul 2013 | 04:37 pm
Cardiologist Dr. Stephanie Moore: "One reason some women aren't too concerned about heart disease is they think it can be cured with surgery or an angioplasty procedure and they won't have to worry ab...
A “crazy-making vicious cycle of stress and discontent” 24 Jun 2013 | 04:17 pm
Here's a management concept from the business world that may be entirely useful for those of us living with a serious health concern. Thanks to heart attack survivor Jen Thorson for this inspirational...
Looking for meaning in a meaningless diagnosis 16 Jun 2013 | 04:22 pm
Earth to Deepak Chopra, in the astute words of Salon writer Mary Beth Williams: "Telling seriously ill patients that they just need to be strong and have a good attitude is insulting. Believe me, stro...
