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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

The Diabetes Epidemic: A Pressing Public Health Catastrophe

The economic impact of Type 2 diabetes is staggering. The time for half-measures and incremental change is long past.

Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

“Branding is a matter of building trust and committing to a level of quality and service. It is an emotional connection that transcends the...

Strategies to Slash My Dementia Risk: My Journey to Promote Brain Health

A growing body of evidence suggests that the fight against dementia should begin earlier, before the brain changes that facilitate cognitive decline.