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Earlier this year President Trump signed an executive order that will require price transparency from healthcare providers. The order is called “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to put Patients First.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has just...

Health organizations drop recommendations for Breast Self-Exams and instead promote Breast Self Awareness. For over 70 years health care professionals have been advising women to perform regular breast self-exams as a critical screening tool for breast cancer detection. Recently however, there...

To drive down the rising costs of healthcare, President Trump signed an executive order that will require price transparency from healthcare providers. The idea behind this is that by allowing patients to see costs up front, they will have the option to shop around for their healthcare. The...

Last month, Allergen issued a world-wide recall on their textured breast implants. This followed a discovery by the FDA of a direct link between the implants and a rare type of cancer. According to FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy, Allergen’s textured implants “appeared to be...

According to the American Brain Tumor Association, brain tumors affect over 700,000 Americans. Every year, 80,000 new brain tumors are diagnosed, including 4,600 in children ages 0-19. Brain tumors kill more children than any other cancer, including leukemia, and it is the third deadliest cancer...

We spend approximately one-third of our lives sleeping. Why? Because our bodies need sleep to function during our waking hours. Sleep helps you feel rested and affects both your mental and physical health. And yet, almost half the population doesn’t get enough sleep. 40% of adults report...

Dense breasts are a risk factor for developing breast cancer, and, even more importantly, small breast cancers can be hidden in dense breasts on a mammogram. To protect your health, you should talk to your doctor to find out whether your breasts are dense and learn about additional screening...

The FDA recently issued a stern warning against the use of thermography as a standalone method for detecting, diagnosing, or screening for breast cancer.  The department cleared thermography for use only when combined with another screening method, such as mammography. In...

According to the CDC, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. By their estimates, if the current pattern of smoking world-wide doesn’t change, 8 million people will die annually from tobacco-related illnesses by the year 2030. If that doesn’t send a chill up your spine and straight...