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  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 17, 2021

    Peer Support Workers Provide Critical Behavioral Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

    In the field of behavioral health, peer support workers – people who have faced similar stresses, trauma and mental health challenges to those they serve – have played a crucial role providing non-clinical, “experientially credentialed” support. That role has not abated during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent editorial…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health, COVID 19
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 3, 2021

    A Pandemic of Uncertainty: Mental Health Challenges in the Era of COVID

    For over a year, the world has lived under the dark cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global, population-wide traumatizing event that has impacted people in a variety of ways – physically, financially and emotionally. According to Maddy Reinert, Senior Director of Population Health, Mental Health America (MHA), the pandemic…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health, COVID 19
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 17, 2021

    Help is Available for Frontline Health Care Workers Struggling to Manage Their Own Anxiety and Depression Resulting from COVID-19 Patient Care

    NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: To help meet the mental health needs of frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, has launched a new fund to provide copayment assistance for behavioral health treatments. Through the COVID-19 Frontline Health Care Workers Behavioral Health Fund, HealthWell will…more.

    Categories: COVID 19, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jan 27, 2021

    Just the Facts: Four COVID-19 Resources You Can Trust

    Finding information about the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t exactly been difficult over the past 12 months. Just about every organization in the country – from government agencies and media outlets to companies, schools and community groups – has issued at least one COVID-related pronouncement. However, the wealth of information at our…more.

    Categories: COVID 19, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 30, 2020

    Supporting Patient Communities One Patient at a Time

    Real World Health Care supports patient communities by spotlighting the organizations and programs that serve patients, their families and care teams. Our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, shares our mission and supports patients directly through financial grants that help them afford life-saving medications and treatments. The assistance HealthWell provides isn’t abstract.…more.

    Categories: Access to Care, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 23, 2020

    Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Trends, Advocacy and Caregivers in the Spotlight

    November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time when the medical community, patients and their loved ones, advocacy organizations and industry come together to raise awareness and support for the number one cancer killer of men and women in the United States. Lung Cancer Trends For example, this year, the…more.

    Categories: Caregiving, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 11, 2020

    Parkinson’s Foundation Partners with VA to Help Veterans Living with Parkinson’s Disease

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Parkinson’s Foundation have teamed up to improve the health, well-being and quality of life of veterans living with Parkinson’s disease. The collaboration is designed to ensure that veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s have access to the information and resources they need to…more.

    Categories: Movement Disorders, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 28, 2020

    Beyond Filling Prescriptions: Hospital Pharmacists Serve as Health Care Access Champions

    October is American Pharmacists Month, a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and spotlight the vital role they play as members of the health care team and valued providers of patient care services. Real World Health Care is honored to acknowledge the dedication of these medical professionals by…more.

    Categories: General, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 14, 2020

    October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month

    Editor’s Note: October marks Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and Real World Health Care is honored to shine a spotlight on one organization dedicated to improving liver health, increasing awareness, and advocating for liver disease, not just this month, but year round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Liver Cancer…more.

    Categories: General, MASH
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Sep 30, 2020

    Tourette & Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics

    This week on Real World Health Care, we continue our series on Movement Disorders with a conversation with Matthew Capriotti, PhD, associate professor of Psychology at San Jose State University. Dr. Capriotti, who collaborates actively with the Tourette Association of America (TAA) to conduct research, advocacy, and educational events, has…more.

    Categories: General, Movement Disorders
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