I write B2B and B2C content on health and aging. Other topics have included everything from profiles to service features to tech roundups.
2024 wellness calendar: Your healthy aging checklist
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep without a plan. If one of your goals is healthy aging, ArchWell Health is here to help. Take these monthly steps to a healthier, happier you in 2024.
What US trial sponsors should know about the GDPR
U.S. life sciences companies that conduct trials in Europe must deal with more than language nuances and time-zone differences. They must also comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This bedrock privacy regulation controls the use of all personal data, not just health data, of persons residing in the EU and the UK.
Taking a red pencil to corporate speak
Before becoming a professor at Bucknell’s Freeman College of Management, Kate Suslava worked as an auditor for accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY). It was a job that involved listening to plenty of companies’ quarterly earnings calls.
Exploring the intersection of entreprieneurship and mental health challenges at South by Southwest
Creative. Driven. Caffeine-fueled. Those are just some of the adjectives that describe entrepreneurs. But there are others that few people talk about, including depressed, anxious and addicted.
Glasses vs. contacts: The eyewear showdown
Life is full of choices. And for many people, one of the toughest is deciding between glasses and contacts. Both eyewear options can improve your vision, but which is right for you?
How subscription medicine can benefit your patients—and grow your business
One day last fall, a patient texted Vance Lassey, M.D., while he was at church to say she thought she had a urinary tract infection (UTI). After discussing her symptoms and confirming her suspected diagnosis, Lassey, a Holton, KS, physician and president of the Direct Primary Care Alliance, stopped by his clinic on the way home, filled a prescription for an antibiotic and left it in a lockbox outside.
Rebuilding the family business, one pecan log roll at a time
For generations of Americans in the South and Midwest, a visit to a roadside Stuckey's convenience store was as big a part of road trips as the game I Spy and backseat cries of "Are we there yet?"
4 myths about learning after 65 — busted!
Despite what you might have heard, there’s a lot more to learn past retirement age. Don’t fall for these myths about aging and brain health.
Faculty profile: Jackie Villadsen
Professor Jackie Villadsen, physics & astronomy, is helping to answer one of science's burning questions: Are there Earth-like planets in far-off solar systems?
7 best practices for healthcare providers preparing for the upcoming flu season
As we enter the third flu season of the COVID-19 pandemic, getting needles into arms is becoming more challenging than ever. The situation is exacerbated by enduring vaccine hesitancy amongst some and a possible flu surge.
A Kentucky collector finds purpose in his passion
Lamont Collins' Louisville museum, Roots 101 African American Museum, is a testament to the past and a source of inspiration for the future.
Why you need a flu shot every year
The virus that causes the flu is constantly changing. Luckily, so are the shots that can protect you and your family, no matter what your age.
Infection prevention quiz
Are you following best practices for environmental cleaning and disinfection?
Swinging for the fences
In April, the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum opened a new exhibition, "Baseball: America's Home Run," which features artifacts representing every era and facet of America's pastime. Nearly 300 people attended the VIP opening, including the son of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Hall of Fame right fielder Roberto Clemente and two grandchildren of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Hall of Fame second baseman and civil-rights advocate Jackie Robinson.
The ABCs (and D’s and E’s) of viral hepatitis
Hepatitis can be scary, but vaccines and treatments are available.