Chronic Disease Awareness Day: What Gets Missed When Visits Are 15 Minutes Long
Chronic Disease Awareness Day falls on 7/10 for a reason: seven of the ten leading causes of death in this country are chronic conditions. But the harder problem usually is not any single diagnosis. It is that blood pressure, thyroid, and blood sugar get treated as three separate appointments when the body treats them as one.
Why So Many Men in Northeast Ohio Avoid Preventive Care (And What It's Actually Costing Them)
He's tired. Not sick, exactly — just tired. His sleep is off, his energy is low, and the number on the bathroom scale has been creeping up for two or three years. His wife mentions the doctor. He says he'll call. He doesn't call. It's a story that plays out in Westlake, in Avon, in Rocky River, and in just about every suburb west of Cleveland — and the conditions building quietly in the background don't wait for a convenient opening in the calendar.
Why Women Need More Time With Their Doctor During Midlife
There is a particular kind of frustration that comes from leaving a doctor's appointment feeling worse than when you walked in. Not because anything went wrong. But because you had a list, and you only got through the first item. For women in midlife, this is not unusual. It is, for many, the norm.