Chris Ross examines how pharma can drive awareness and adoption of patient support solutions Patient support programmes (PSPs) have arguably never been more important. As health systems all over the world adopt remote models of patient engagement, and fears of COVID-19 transmission make people think twice about seeing a doctor, tools that help patients self- …
For years, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has introduced a bill creating a single-payer health care system in New York. Gottfried and Sen. Gustavo Rivera on Monday reintroduced the measure on Monday. And this year, with a pandemic claiming tens of thousands of lives in New York and exposing new cracks in the health care system, is …
Due to new medications in discovery, the outcomes for patients with cancer are increasingly improving; however, the cost of this improved care is also increasing. Due to new medications in discovery, the outcomes for patients with cancer are increasingly improving; however, the cost of this improved care is also increasing, according to Harlan Levine, MD, …
‘Financial toxicity’ linked to lower survival, Roswell Park study in patients with head/neck cancers shows Researchers asked patients about their concerns and quality of life Study is first to show that financial stress predicts overall survival Team exploring approaches to lessen the effects of stress on cancer patients Following up on a study Roswell Park …
Being casually compared to sons, like it is a feather on our cap, is only one of the stinging insults we brush aside; two daughters of a father who has been diagnosed with cancer write on how ‘concerned’ relatives are not making it any easy for them. A man of 65 years, retired, reasonably happy …
Caring for loved ones isn’t just a great responsibility. It’s costly, too. Throughout a year defined by health and financial crises, 48 million unpaid American caregivers have faced extra financial strain, according to personal finance expert Jean Chatzky and data from the AARP. Today, more than 1 in 5 Americans are unpaid caregivers; they provide assistance …
Women of color have the highest breast cancer mortality rate and are more likely to receive a diagnosis of advanced-stage breast cancer than white women. According to the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, be younger at diagnosis, and have more fatal outcomes than …
Wolfe Ramsay is many things. A high school senior. A basketball player. A musician. He now adds album writer to the list with the release of his first full length album “Real Life Psychology” earlier this month. 100% of the album’s proceeds earned from streaming services will be donated to the Jimmy Fund. The Jimmy Fund, established …
The Foundation for Community Care planned to raise more money than ever for a wide variety of worthy community causes in 2020. Those events all faced a new paradigm, however, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Suddenly, practically overnight, large gatherings were out, and small groups were in, and social distance, masks, and contactless experiences were …
“My baby has cancer.” For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization “hit like a ton of bricks.” Breathless, shocked, and overwhelmed, Crompton tells CNN she could not believe what doctors were saying on the other side of the phone. “Really, a kid? My kid — has cancer?” For over a year, this mom of …