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Patient Safety Starts With Understanding
Read more: Patient Safety Starts With UnderstandingKnow Your Diagnosis. Know Your Provider. Ask Better Questions. When people think about patient safety, they often think about hospitals, doctors, medications, procedures, and medical errors. But patient safety also starts with something very simple: Understanding. Understanding your diagnosis.Understanding your treatment plan.Understanding who your provider is.Understanding what questions to ask.Understanding what should happen next.Understanding when…
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The Courage of a Little Girl Who Changed America
Read more: The Courage of a Little Girl Who Changed AmericaBy; Joydrop Wellness When we think of the Civil Rights Movement, we often picture marches, speeches, and historic legislation. But sometimes the greatest acts of courage come from the smallest voices. One of those voices belonged to Ruby Bridges. In 1960, at just six years old, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to integrate…
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It Is Not Medicine I Fight Against. It Is Bad Medicine.
Read more: It Is Not Medicine I Fight Against. It Is Bad Medicine.There are some stories that stop you in your tracks. Not because they are only painful, but because they are familiar. Because they remind us that communities of color have not been afraid of medicine for no reason. We have been afraid of being unheard. We have been afraid of being experimented on. We have…
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Preeclampsia Awareness Day: Ask the Question, Know the Signs, Protect Your Life
Read more: Preeclampsia Awareness Day: Ask the Question, Know the Signs, Protect Your LifeEvery year on May 22, we recognize World Preeclampsia Day, a day dedicated to helping families understand the warning signs of preeclampsia and the importance of early action. The Preeclampsia Foundation’s awareness work encourages women and families to recognize symptoms early and contact their healthcare providers when something feels wrong. At Joydrop Wellness, this message…
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Navigating the Transplant Journey: How to Be Your Own Best Advocate
Read more: Navigating the Transplant Journey: How to Be Your Own Best AdvocateWaiting for a life-saving organ transplant is an emotional, exhausting, and overwhelming process. When you are dealing with a serious illness, it is easy to feel like a passive passenger in a massive healthcare machine. But here is the truth: You are the captain of your healthcare team. To get through the transplant process safely…
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National Women’s Health Month
Read more: National Women’s Health MonthPatient Safety Doesn’t End at Discharge: Why Awareness, Follow-Up, and Advocacy Matter More Than Ever By Joydrop Baby & Wellness Every year during National Women’s Health Month, we talk about prevention, screenings, nutrition, and access to care and all of those conversations matter. But there’s another conversation we urgently need to have: What happens after…
