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How to avoid harm from prescription drug overload
Medications can treat symptoms, prevent disease, and even extend our lives. But can taking too many...
After a heart attack, multiple drugs can affect quality of life
Elderly nursing home patients prescribed a multitude of medications following a heart attack may...
A psychiatrist’s reflections on grief
In the spring of 2014, I lost my “memere” (the French Canadian term for grandmother). While I...
To stay healthy, exercise, and sit less
To stay healthy, exercise appears necessary, but not sufficient. We also should sit less...
Why does health care cost so much? It’s the prices
Why does health care cost so much in the US? It is not because we use more services than people in...
Could you pay more in Medicare Advantage than traditional...
Many people with Medicare opt for a Medicare Advantage plan, a commercial insurance plan that...
Medicare ratings of Medicare Advantage plans a farce
Back in January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sanctioned Cigna for...
Don’t trust your health plan’s provider directory
Traditional Medicare’s “one size fits all” approach offers a wide choice of...
What are probiotics and should you take them?
These days, it seems that everyone is recommending particular diets to improve your health. And...