Patient Empowerment Blog

Although we all deserve the best possible healthcare, in reality, disparities in healthcare harm patients throughout the US. For instance, patients can experience discrimination in healthcare based on their race, ethnicity, gender and more. Additionally, a patient’s characteristics can lead to disparities in healthcare due to factors such as biased treatment and access to care. […]

When you are dealing with a serious medical condition, it can be difficult to manage it all yourself. There are new medical terms to learn, difficult decisions to make, complicated medication regimens to follow, and more. It’s tough to do this by yourself. In last week’s post, I covered the importance of appointing a health […]

Managing a serious illness or injury is difficult and stressful. There’s a lot of confusing medical terminology to learn. And you must make important decisions throughout the journey that might impact your outcome. Above all, your condition may leave you feeling exhausted and sick. Certainly, all of this makes it hard to manage a serious […]

Although in one large survey, 50% of doctors admit to holding biased opinions about their patients, it turns out that the opposite is true as well. Treating others the way you would like to be treated is an age-old adage that is as important as ever. Of course, this applies to how you treat your […]

The dreaded “C” word strikes fear in all of us. Cancer. The 2nd leading cause of death worldwide. We all know people impacted by this terrible disease. My family suffered greatly when our beloved teenage son died from a terminal brain tumor. Fortunately, doctors and scientists have made great strides in detecting and treating cancer, […]