A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make… Read More: Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’ »
Diet culture is all around us. It influences how we speak and exercise, what we eat and wear, and even how we feel about and talk to ourselves. We are living and breathing diet culture every day, yet most people don’t even know it exists. That’s because it is so deeply embedded into our lives… Read More: 5 Tools to Help You Ditch Diet Culture for Good »
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE BELOW A 29-year-old Cincinnati, Ohio, woman who had skin cancer removed from her forehead was left with a gaping hole that required plastic surgery to correct, she says. Keri Lynn Noble was first diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma — a type of skin cancer — in 2016. Noble, a former high school… Read More: Ex-cheerleader’s skin cancer left her with graphic, gaping hole in… »
Ellen Wiegand, vice president, chief information officer at Virginia Mason Health System in Seattle WA, was always interested in healthcare, but it wasn’t until a college career fair that she stumbled upon the health IT industry. She’s been in the field ever since, rising to senior executive roles at large health systems. She answered questions… Read More: How Virginia Mason Health System’s CIO is using technology to… »