Telehealth refers to the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support long-distance health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and healthcare systems adjusted the way they deliver care using...
Data gathered by the National Diabetes Prevention Program indicates that one in three American adults have prediabetes. Without becoming more active or losing weight, many of these individuals could develop type 2 diabetes within five years. Having prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher...
According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke are a woman’s greatest health threat, causing one in three deaths among women each year – more than all cancers combined. Fortunately, about 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helps make preventive health coverage affordable and accessible for patients by requiring most insurers to provide coverage at no cost for certain recommended preventive services. This means that preventive services with strong scientific evidence of their health benefits must be covered,...
Vaccinations for COVID-19 have been free and readily available to adults across the U.S. since mid-April 2021. The vaccines are highly safe and effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalization and death. They also reduce the likelihood of mild or asymptomatic infection. However, vaccination rates have lagged...