Is It Pressure? See this video of our recent “Identifying Pressure Ulcers: Assessment and Staging” webinar, including a wound identification cheat sheet!

Talking about your health is not always the easiest topic to discuss. Here are some tips on how to get what you need out of the discussion.

Original article title: “Kate Winslet on Bladder Control Since Having Kids: ‘I Can’t Jump on Trampolines Anymore’” By Julie Mazziotta for People Magazine Kate Winslet may be a glamorous, Oscar-winning movie star, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to embarrassing body moments. The actress, 40, revealed that she has adult incontinence, a urinary condition that causes… Continue reading Kate Winslet on Bladder Control Since Having Kids

By Rob Smith for Puget Sound Business Journal The Washington Health Alliance has been tapped to participate in a national effort to reduce the cost of health care. The Seattle-based nonprofit organization, which consists of 175 health-care groups across the state, works to bring price transparency to health care, with the goal of reducing costs.… Continue reading Washington Health Alliance Joins National Effort to Reduce Price Confusion

Originally Published by The Lawndale News Building on Chicago’s ongoing efforts to ensure that its residents have access to affordable healthcare coverage, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced at an event with Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett that Chicago will participate in the White House’s Healthy Communities Challenge—a national initiative designed to assist uninsured citizens… Continue reading Chicago Joins White House’s Healthy Communities Challenge

Published on California Healthline Facilities across California that offer services to individuals with developmental disabilities temporarily closed Wednesday in the wake of a mass shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, the Sacramento Bee‘s “Capitol Alert” reports. Background on Centers Inland Regional Center is the largest of 21 such facilities that operate under a… Continue reading Calif. Developmental Disabilities Centers React to Shooting

Shield HealthCare gives suggestions on how to form a good support network.In this article, we discuss deliberately choosing people to be in yours. 

Watch Shield HealthCare Registered Dietitian’s How to Unclog Your Feeding Tube video with step-by-step instructions on how to unclog your feeding tube.

If you notice resistance when you try to take water or formula through your feeding tube, the tube may be clogged. Learn how to help remove the clog.

Originally published in HealthDay News: Beginning an exercise program may produce brain gains for older adults or even reverse early mental decline.