According to new survey data, nonadherence is not for lack of concern about the disease—75% of the women surveyed reported being concerned about their breast health.
Helicopters rescue staff and patients from the roof of Ballad Health's Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee after a flash flood overtook the hospital with raging waters 5-8 feet high. Virginia State Police photo.
Ballard Health has several hospitals that were hard hit by flood waters, power, phone and internet outages—not to mention blocked roads. This is how they are coping.
“Unlike expensive pharmaceuticals like Ozempic, which require lifetime use, time-restricted eating is a simple lifestyle change that does not cause side effects and can be maintained indefinitely,” one doctor explained.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, along with FEMA and state officials, get briefed on the damage in Asheville and at Mission Hospital by CEO Greg Lowe. Photo from the North Carolina Governor's Office.
Asheville's water treatment facility was heavily damaged, forcing its hospitals to operate using water brought in from trucks.
A CT scan used for a radiation therapy treatment plan for breast cancer shows the close proximity of the heart, which can suffer collateral damage from radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
Older cancer survivors appear to face higher risks of stroke, heart attack and heart failure. Early screening and preventative measures can help.
The legislation changes state insurance laws to require individual, group and nonprofit health plans to reimburse for both screening and diagnostic imaging.
