Monthly Archive: December 2016

complex medical needs

My Baby with Complex Medical Needs: A Mom’s Story

If your baby is born with complex medical needs, you’re not alone. There are other parents going through something similar. One mother tells her story.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
healthcare exchange

How To: Enroll On the Healthcare Exchange In Texas

By Emily Donaldson and Hannah Zedaker for Community Impact Newspaper In Texas’ fourth year with a market exchange, 4.3 million people are still without insurance. Here is what you need to know to enroll on the marketplace. Important Dates Nov. 1: Open enrollment begins. Dec. 1: This is the last day you can enroll for coverage… Continue reading How To: Enroll On the Healthcare Exchange In Texas

Aimee Sharp
Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence is Common Also in Women Who Have Not Given Birth

In this article originally published in Science Daily, learn more about different types of incontinence and who it can affect.

Aimee Sharp
urinary tract infections

Why are Urinary Tract Infections Such a Big Deal for the Elderly?

By Stacey Burling, Staff Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer For many young women, urinary tract infections are an occasional annoyance. They cause a few painful hours and many trips to the bathroom, but are soon dispatched with medication. But they are something else again for the elderly. They send millions of women – and men – to… Continue reading Why are Urinary Tract Infections Such a Big Deal for the Elderly?

Aimee Sharp
hospital admission

10 Things to Bring on a Hospital Admission with Your Child with Special Needs

A hospital admission for your child with special needs is scary and exhausting. Plan ahead and know what to take with you to reduce stress on your family.

Aimee Sharp
infección urinaria

Infección urinaria: Síntomas, prevención y cuidados

Las infecciones urinarias generalmente aparecen con fiebre. Se enumeran a continuación otros síntomas comunes de infección urinaria...

Gina Flores
skin preservation program

Introduction to the Skin Preservation Program

The Skin Preservation Program is a detailed educational resource that shares the clinically proven best practices in skin care with patients and clinicians

Sarah McIlvaine
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