• By COPD Foundation  |  Nov 13, 2024

    COPD Awareness Month: Stopping an Invisible Epidemic

    November is COPD Awareness Month. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, affects more than 30 million Americans. That’s 1 out of every 8 Americans over 45. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide. But many have never heard of it. The COPD Foundation is dedicated to changing that.…more.

    Categories: General, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 6, 2024

    A Conversation with Michael Heimall – New HealthWell Foundation President & CEO

    This week, the HealthWell Foundation, publishers of Real World Health Care, welcomed its new President & Chief Executive Officer. Michael S. Heimall, FACHE, is an accomplished executive with experience at some of the nation’s most respected veterans medical centers. He comes to HealthWell after serving as executive director of the…more.

    Categories: Access to Care, General
  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Jan 10, 2024

    Hope in Health Care: A Look Ahead to 2024

    Cost pressures related to basic human rights like health care, housing, food, and safety have continued to plague many in this country during the economic rollercoaster of the post-COVID era. Just under half of U.S. adults say they have difficulty affording health care costs and have delayed or gone without…more.

  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Jan 13, 2021

    Important Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    As 2021 begins and we look back on the stress and devastation the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed last year, much of the future still remains uncertain. As I write this column, COVID-19 infections and deaths are at an all-time high, especially among those with pre-existing medical conditions and those in underserved…more.

    Categories: General, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 28, 2020

    Beyond Filling Prescriptions: Hospital Pharmacists Serve as Health Care Access Champions

    October is American Pharmacists Month, a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and spotlight the vital role they play as members of the health care team and valued providers of patient care services. Real World Health Care is honored to acknowledge the dedication of these medical professionals by…more.

    Categories: General, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 14, 2020

    October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month

    Editor’s Note: October marks Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and Real World Health Care is honored to shine a spotlight on one organization dedicated to improving liver health, increasing awareness, and advocating for liver disease, not just this month, but year round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Liver Cancer…more.

    Categories: General, MASH
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Sep 30, 2020

    Tourette & Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics

    This week on Real World Health Care, we continue our series on Movement Disorders with a conversation with Matthew Capriotti, PhD, associate professor of Psychology at San Jose State University. Dr. Capriotti, who collaborates actively with the Tourette Association of America (TAA) to conduct research, advocacy, and educational events, has…more.

  • By Dr. Kelvin Moses and Robert Ginyard  |  Sep 16, 2020

    Physicians and Patients Both Have a Role to Play in Eradicating Health Disparities Among African-Americans

    Editor’s Note: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Real World Health Care would like to thank ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer for reminding us that prostate cancer disproportionately affects Black patients, as detailed in the following article from their Journey to ZERO blog.  Over the past several…more.

    Categories: General
  • By Claire Saxton, Vice President, Education and Outreach, Cancer Support Community  |  Sep 2, 2020

    CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: What to Expect

    As the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide, the Cancer Support Community (CSC), including its Gilda’s Club affiliates, is dedicated to ensuring that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. CSC achieves its mission through three areas: direct…more.

  • By Lee Greenberger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  |  Aug 19, 2020

    The Evolution of CAR-T Therapy

    Over the past two decades there’s been tremendous progress in understanding how to harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Today, immunotherapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment. One of the most exciting areas of immunotherapy is CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy. This treatment involves purifying a special…more.