by Severino Health Advisors | Aug 24, 2019 | news, Patient Concerns
In 2006, Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz wrote a book on how to be a smart patient. They felt it was important for patients to be active participants in their health. As your health advocate, I will do the same thing. It’s important to advocate for yourself as...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 19, 2018 | Aging, Case Study, Health and Wellness, Insurance, Medications
*The names and identifying details in the following blog post have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.* Two years ago, I got a call over Labor Day weekend from a colleague who was visiting his wife in Atlanta, Georgia. His wife had been in Atlanta to...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 12, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness, Medications
May is Stroke Awareness Month! Strokes kill more than 133,000 Americans every year. Having a stroke is also the leading cause of long-term disability. So, during the month of May, we bring awareness to the prevention of strokes, as well as the signs and symptoms of a...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 5, 2018 | Aging, Case Study, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Health and Wellness, Medications
The following article, “How a Health Advocate Can Save You,” is by guest blogger Aviv Bliwas — Elder Law Attorney ### When my mother was dying of cancer, her oncologist recommended she get chemo in another part of her body where there was cancer. It was...
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 5, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness, Medications
I recently met with a new client who had transferred to a nursing home for sub-acute rehab. She had spent a few weeks in the hospital before her transfer and during her hospitalization, she had been given two antibiotics for pneumonia. She then developed a significant...
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