Blog topic: Health literacy

9

Nov

2018

The UK has it right – prevention is better than cure

Health literacy

Friday 9th November 2018

It’s a cliché but it’s true: prevention is better than cure. Not long ago, I read about the discovery of “hunger-controlling” cells by a team at Princeton University that has given medical practitioners hope that…

26

Sep

2018

What now?

Health literacy

Wednesday 26th September 2018

I recently announced my departure from Advanced Tissue after almost two decades spent building the company into one of the most important vehicles for patient-focused healthcare in the United States. Our success was inextricably linked…

28

Aug

2018

Response to UK diabetes crisis

Diabetes, Health literacy

Tuesday 28th August 2018

I am alarmed, but not surprised, to see the headlines in Britain last week about the soaring rates of type 2 diabetes causing a spike in heart attacks and strokes. After three decades in the…

6

Jul

2018

Enough is enough: the patient population deserves simplicity and clarity

Health literacy, Wound care

Friday 6th July 2018

THE WOUND CARE supply industry is designed to be a simple, efficient and direct way for patients to receive wound care supplies at home. The supplies are ordered by licensed clinicians based on the medical…

20

Apr

2018

Lessons from around the globe in the fight against obesity

Health literacy

Friday 20th April 2018

OBESITY IS NOT a uniquely American problem. Since 1975, obesity worldwide has tripled, and in 2016 more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight. Of these, 650 million were classified as…

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