by Susan Severino | May 11, 2022 | Aging, Care Giving, Health and Wellness, Health Concerns, Prevention, Uncategorized
Are you trying to find ways for maintaining a healthier brain? Well, are you playing “Wordle”? This word game recently went viral and grabbed the attention of two million players. Once a day you have a chance to solve a five-letter word puzzle. You win the game if you...
by Severino Health Advisors | Feb 10, 2020 | Health and Wellness
Women & Heart Attacks Did you know that women are significantly more likely to survive a heart attack if their emergency physician is a woman? In 1991, Dr. Bernadine Healy, director of the National Institute of Health, wrote about the unequal attention and...
by Susan Severino | Nov 2, 2019 | Health Advocate, Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Uncategorized
What It Means To Be A Certified Senior Advisor Five years ago I started Severino Health Advisors to offer clients support as they attempt to navigate the challenges of a new or chronic health-related condition. As an Independent Health Advocate, I knew that my 30+...
by Susan Severino | Oct 8, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Prevention, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year when many of us find ourselves reaching for the tissue box. As we move into the colder months of the year, there’s an increase in colds and the flu. Flu symptoms include runny nose, cough, body aches and pain, and fever. The flu is spread when...
by Severino Health Advisors | Sep 18, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Health Concerns, Patient Concerns
Have you ever had laryngitis and lost your voice? That happened to me in my job as a Health Advocate. The only thing I could do was drink extra fluids and rest my voice until I finally recovered. During my recovery, my voice was useless. I was frustrated when...
by Susan Severino | Sep 9, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, Falls, Health and Wellness
Imagine your 83-year-old mother who lives alone falls at home and is taken to the emergency room. She has multiple bruises, but no apparent broken bones. Despite the x-ray findings, she can’t safely walk on her own and going home alone seems to be out of the question....
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