Coronavirus: What’s It All About?
by Susannah Wollman I read a quote today that really stuck with me. “Not all superheroes wear capes… but a whole dedicated bunch of them wear scrubs.”—unknown The frontline of the “war of 2019-2020” is being waged in hospitals and emergency rooms all around our...
Warning: Heart Attack! Signs, symptoms, and what to do.
By Susannah Wollman Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States experiences a heart attack. Every. Forty. Seconds. Are you next? According to the American Heart Association, 720,000 people each year have first-time heart attacks. Another 335,000 people suffer...
Resolved: Stop the Fads and Lose the Weight This Year
by Susannah Wollman Part 1: Get rid of the yo-yo As though an attempt was being made to make it sound less dangerous, sometimes this phenomenon is called “weight cycling,” which actually sounds like a good thing, right? It’s not. The fact remains that...
Have a Healthy New Year—Tips for Budgeting Health Expenses
By Susannah Wollman Planning for a Healthy New Year Figuring out what you need to plan for health-wise is a life stage consideration. Depending on your age and your particular genetic make-up, you may need check-ups or not. What about insurance? Every healthcare plan...