“The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day. I sat there with Sally. We sat there, we two. And I said, 'How I wish we had something to do!’” I continue to be amazed that I wrote the above [...]
Non-adherence for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension is extremely common – more common than you might think. Furthermore, non-adherence is largely perceived as a “patient issue” and not a massive problem with implications for physicians or health systems. However, the results of non-adherence impact healthcare providers greatly, resulting in hospital [...]
The number one reason that people don’t get better from medication is simple: they didn’t take the medication. There are certain things that make practicing [medicine] very difficult, and one of them is poor communication. If I say, “Take this prescription and come back in 2 weeks,” what’s missing? I didn’t educate the person [...]
As a new baby goes through the first months of their life, language and learning is an important foundation for overall academic success. The benefits of early childhood education are undeniable, and GoMo Health is working to guide providers and parents through the earliest milestones of a baby’s life. Our EduCare solution supports developmental [...]
Watch the video above to hear Dr. Stephen Lazoritz, MD, CPE, discuss how BehavioralRx impacts the social determinants of health. Everyone has a story, and when you listen to their story, you’ll understand not only their illness but their life. And knowing what a person’s life is like will help [...]
Police officers in America do not have the role of rehabilitators for community members, and they certainly are not health care professionals. Rather, their main objective is to respond to crime and protect public safety. Even though they are not directly involved in the rehabilitation treatments, they are critically involved [...]
A child’s early years are perhaps the most important, because they lay the foundation for the rest of their life. Research shows that early childhood education is highly beneficial because the human brain is the most receptive to learning between birth and three years of age. Early education has been [...]
Despite the staggering statistic that one in four people will experience a mental health program in their lives, there is a strong stigma attached to mental illness. Stigma, or the negative stereotype associated with mental health, results in discrimination against an individual as a result of their mental illness and [...]
Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die as a result of overdosing on opioid medication. The misuse and addiction to opioid medication, which includes prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl, has become a major national crisis. In 2017, 700 babies in New Jersey were born with neonatal abstinence syndrome in [...]
The challenges that patients face when receiving cancer treatment are not only physical. Emotional, financial, and long-term obstacles also stand between cancer patients and their recovery. Below are just some of the top challenges in cancer care, and the opportunities that exist to improve them. […]
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