By Jamey Dunn for WUIS When Sherrie Crabb was a child, a crisis counselor helped change her life. Crabb’s father had an addiction problem and was abusive to her mother. “I grew up in a home that had holes in the walls from fists being thrown and emergency telephone numbers taped under my sister’s bed just… Continue reading Illinois Issues: Mental Health Care Cuts Threaten Access

By Sarah Kliff for Vox.com In 2006, about one in 10 employees had a health insurance deductible over $1,000. Today? About half do. To health economists, this sounded like good news; they’ve long theorized that higher deductibles would force down health-care costs. The idea was that higher deductibles would make patients become smarter shoppers: If they had… Continue reading This Study Is Forcing Economists to Rethink High-Deductible Health Insurance

Learn about how to maintain skin health when using male external catheters. MECs should be removed daily for cleansing and skin inspection.

By Joey Bunch for The Denver Post Colorado voters could be asked to make a choice on next year’s ballot: Would you trust an elected state board to govern your medical needs more than private insurers and Obamacare? Initiative 20 would unwind Connect for Health Colorado, the insurance exchange that complies with the Affordable Care Act,… Continue reading Single-Payer Initiative Would Target Health Insurance Exchange

Aging with Care | People Who Need People – By Marla Beck, Columnist for the Madison Park Times Close relationships give us energy, both physically and emotionally. So what happens when we lose these loving relationships? In my work with the elderly, I know one of the hardest issues faced is the loss of a spouse… Continue reading Aging with Care | People Who Need People

By Shara Tonn for WIRED ON THE BATTLEFIELD, severe blood loss is a leading cause of death. So in the last decade or so, the military has pushed solution after solution to the problem of exsanguination—especially in the initial ten minutes after a first responder like a medic gets to a wounded soldier. Better tourniquets, kaolin-impregnated bandages that… Continue reading Gas-Propelled Microparticles Could Stop Bleeding in Wounds

In this article, originally published by Forbes, learn about breastfeeding laws and how many women access to both break time and a private space to pump.

By Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent for California Healthline LOS ANGELES — Adults ages 50 and older who live in South Los Angeles now have help to get healthy and “HAPPI.” Instead of waiting for seniors to access and receive no-cost preventive health services, the new Healthy Aging Partnerships in Prevention Initiative meets them “where… Continue reading New Preventive Health Program Helps South L.A. Seniors Get ‘HAPPI’

In this article originally published by The New York Times, learn why some Medicare beneficiaries could have record increases in their premiums.

Shield HealthCare's Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist shares tips for traveling. Travel with an ostomy doesn't have to be stressful if you're well prepared!