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  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Mar 7, 2018

    Behavioral Health: A Costly and Often Untreated Aspect of Chronic Illness

    Mental health is the costliest medical condition in the nation, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It devastates individuals, families and communities. For many, behavioral health problems do not exist in a vacuum; they are inextricably linked with serious medical illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, cancer…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 21, 2018

    Multiple Sclerosis: Overcoming Pain

    In March, Real World Health Care will launch a new series focusing on the behavioral health impacts of chronic illnesses. Until then, we will revisit a few of our recent blog posts that touch briefly on related behavioral health issues. This week, we revisit our interview with Dawn Ehde, PhD, Department of…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 7, 2018

    Pain Management for Cancer Survivors

    In March, Real World Health Care will launch a new series focusing on the behavioral health impacts of chronic illnesses. Until then, we will revisit a few of our recent blog posts that touch briefly on related behavioral health issues. This week, we revisit our interview with Judith A. Paice, PhD,…more.

    Categories: General, Pain Management
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jan 24, 2018

    Patient Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Patients and Caregivers

    In March, Real World Health Care will launch a new series focusing on the behavioral health impacts of chronic illnesses. Until then, we will revisit a few of our recent blog posts that touch briefly on related behavioral health issues. This week, we feature our interview with Anton Porsteinsson, MD, Department…more.

    Categories: Alzheimer's Disease, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Dec 20, 2017

    Helping Others Get the Help They Need

    Editor’s Note: We conclude our series on Multiple Myeloma with a profile of a patient who was struggling to afford her treatments until she received a grant from our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation.  The searing back pain was the first indication to Marilyn Gould that something wasn’t quite right. The…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
  • By Edward A. Faber, DO, MS, Associate Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Oncology Hematology Care  |  Dec 13, 2017

    Multiple Myeloma Treatment: Too Many Choices?

    Real World Health Care continues our multiple myeloma series with an interview with Edward A. Faber Jr., DO, MS, associate director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program managed by Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. in conjunction with the Mercy Health and The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati. He also serves as…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
  • By Gareth J. Morgan, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, PhD, Professor of Hematology & Director of the Myeloma Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences  |  Nov 29, 2017

    Multiple Myeloma: A Rare and Complex Cancer

    We continue our series on multiple myeloma with an interview with Gareth J. Morgan, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, PhD, professor of hematology and director of the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Morgan also serves as deputy director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
  • By Robert Frank Cornell, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center  |  Nov 15, 2017

    Multiple Myeloma & Cardiac Risk

    Real World Health Care continues our series on multiple myeloma with a discussion about the cardiac effects of cancer treatment with Dr. Robert Frank Cornell.  Dr. Cornell is the clinical director of the plasma cell disorder program and the director of the plasma cell/lymphoma clinical trial research program at Vanderbilt…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
  • By Shaji Kumar, MD, Professor of Medicine, Hematology, Mayo Clinic  |  Nov 1, 2017

    Multiple Myeloma: Promising New Therapies, But Challenges Remain

    This week, our series on multiple myeloma continues as we talk about immunotherapies and other promising new treatments with Shaji Kumar, MD. Dr. Kumar is a professor of medicine in the division of hematology at Mayo Clinic, where he chairs the myeloma group across all three Mayo sites. Dr. Kumar…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma