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By Ellyn Kerr, M.Sc., science/technology communications consultant | May 30, 2014

Coping with Cancer: Managing Anxiety with Body-based Methods

The frightening gravity of cancer is difficult to convey. Every treatment option has undesirable, potentially distressing side effects. Medical costs can easily surpass financial resources, compounding stress and limiting patients’ treatment options. Realistic anxiety about death becomes a prevalent companion. We know stress weakens the immune system, interferes with digestion,…more.

Categories: General
By Joel L. Zive, BS, PharmD, Adjunct Clinical Faculty at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy | May 19, 2014

Cultural Competency Key to Positive Health Outcomes

Early in my pharmacy career, a hospital social worker referred to me a deaf patient. He had a reputation for being rude and belligerent to providers. After our first encounter, I was no exception. However, after looking at health care from his perspective – slow communication, unthinking providers, long waits…more.

Categories: Access to Care, General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Jamie Elizabeth Rosen, Editor, Real World Health Care | May 14, 2014

Four Ways Data is Transforming Your Health

The increasing availability of data about health care in the U.S. is empowering patients to take charge of their care and quietly revolutionizing how patients are treated. Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released data on which services were provided by over 880,000 health care providers, how…more.

Categories: General
By Tim Prosch, Author of AARP's The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with Your Adult Children About the Rest of Your Life | Apr 15, 2014

Taking Charge at the End of Your Life

Tim Prosch is author of AARP’s The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with Your Adult Children About the Rest of Your Life, a book that helps parents and their children create a partnership to plan for the years to come, guiding them through important conversations and decisions about finances,…more.

Categories: General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Amy Baxter, MD, CEO of MMJ Labs and inventor of Buzzy® Drug Free Pain Relief | Apr 10, 2014

Nine Ways You Can Reduce the Pain and Fear of Needing a Needle

This is the second installment in a two-part series on what’s working to prevent and address needle fear. To learn more about needle phobia and what health care providers are doing, check out Part I: “A Shot of Courage for Those Who Fear Needles”. Click to view Amy Baxter’s TED talk…more.

Categories: General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Jamie Elizabeth Rosen, Editor, Real World Health Care | Mar 27, 2014

Four benefits of electronic health records

Leaders from industry, academia, and health care discuss the rollout of this technology at The Atlantic’s sixth annual Health Care Forum Today The Atlantic Health Care Forum brought together leading policymakers and industry experts in medicine, public health, and nutrition to have conversations about the state of the nation’s health…more.

Categories: General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Joel L. Zive, BS, PharmD, Adjunct Clinical Faculty at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy | Mar 21, 2014

Five Ways to Manage the Costs of Your Medicine

While a main precept of the Affordable Care Act is to expand access to health care, in some cases that improved access means more patients are being treated with medications that come with a cost. As a pharmacist, I have to be an insurance sleuth, use common sense, and teach…more.

Categories: General
By Jamie Elizabeth Rosen, Editor, Real World Health Care | Mar 12, 2014

Our Top 4 Most ‘Liked’ Health Care Stories

This week is Real World Health Care’s one-year anniversary. Over the past year, we showcased solutions that are proven to lower costs, increase access, and provide more patient-centered care. In celebration of this milestone, we are sharing the favorite posts as measured by Facebook ‘likes’ from our readers, who have…more.

Categories: Access to Care, General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care
By Neil Cavuto, Senior Vice President and Anchor, Fox News and Fox Business | Mar 6, 2014

What If You Want Politicians to Get Moving But You Can’t Move?

Editor’s Note: This MS Awareness Week, we are pleased to feature a guest post by Neil Cavuto, Senior Vice President and Anchor, Fox News and Fox Business. Mr. Cavuto is an inspiration to many people living with multiple sclerosis, and he shares his perspectives on triumphing over the disease. Perhaps the…more.

Categories: General
By Jamie Elizabeth Rosen, Editor, Real World Health Care | Feb 28, 2014

A Shot of Courage for Those Who Fear Needles

This is the first of a two-part series on what’s working to prevent and address needle fear. Most people don’t enjoy shots. But for those with needle phobia, the fear of shots can be so severe that they actively avoid medical procedures involving injections, and in extreme cases avoid medical…more.

Categories: General, Prevention/Patient-Centered Care