For most people, getting prescription medication is fairly simple. Your healthcare provider (HCP) calls your local pharmacy, you pick up your medication when it’s ready and life goes on. But sometimes people can’t take the standard, mass-produced brand name and generic prescription drugs for a variety of reasons. That’s where compounded medications come in. ​What are compounded medications? Compounded medications are drugs that are mixed, combined or altered by a specially trained pharmacist — a compounding pharmacist. These drugs are Healthy

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During perimenopause and menopause, hot flashes can happen anytime day or night. Heat rises up through your body. Your face, neck and chest might become red, and you may start sweating. And it’s more than just a pain in the neck – hot flashes, especially when they’re severe, can be really disruptive. In fact, about 3 in 10 women with hot flashes have them so badly they need treatment. Hot flashes — one of the two vasomotor symptoms (VMS) of Healthy

Skeletons don’t get the love they should (spooky season excluded, of course). But your bones certainly deserve a standing ovation considering everything they do for you. Your bones have been protecting vital organs and supporting your body since you were in your fetus era. And they act as a storage bank for calcium, which your body needs for healthy cells and bones. But age-related bone loss and factors like poor nutrition and lack of physical activity can lead to bone Healthy

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for many years. And it accounts for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths throughout the country. In fact, more Americans die from lung cancer than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that about 125,000 Americans will die from lung cancer this year — and about 60,000 of those will be women. Healthy

November 3–8, 2025 is Hyperoxaluria Awareness Week. Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disease that has three types: PH1, PH2 and PH3. Less than 5,000 people in the U.S. have PH, many of whom are children. Your liver produces a waste product called oxalate — if you have PH, you overproduce oxalate and it builds up, causing kidney stones. Unfortunately, many people who have the disease don’t know it until their kidneys stop working. Eight out of 10 people Healthy

English + Infographic text ¿Qué es un accidente cardiovascular?  Un accidente cardiovascular ocurre cuando el torrente sanguíneo al cerebro se interrumpe.  Esto evita que las células cerebrales reciban oxígeno y otros nutrientes, lo que hace que mueran.  1 de cada 5 mujeres tendrá un accidente cardiovascular.  Los accidentes cardiovasculares son: La causa de muerte No. 3 para las mujeres en general. La causa de muerte No. 1 para las mujeres de raza negra. La causa de muerte No. 3 para Healthy

Understanding your risk for heart disease and how you can take proactive steps for prevention are essential for reducing your chances of developing heart disease. You can create a plan for a healthier heart by turning to the right resources for help. We’ve put together a list of resources to help you get started. American Heart Association American Stroke Association Go Red for Women Heart Failure Society of America WomenHeart HealthyWomen offers these resources for information purposes only. We do Healthy

As told to Erica Rimlinger November is National Caregivers Month. My son Jack, a second grader at the time, stayed home sick from school on Friday, but woke up Saturday feeling better and ready to play in his two basketball games — one was the championship. It was going to be a big weekend, for more reasons than we knew as we piled Jack’s gear into the car that morning. Shortly after Jack assisted in his team’s championship win, he Healthy

Your body is full of information that can give you a clearer picture of what’s going on inside it. Sometimes you just need the right book of translations to understand what it’s trying to tell you. For cancer, biomarkers (short for biological markers) can be that translator. Biomarkers are useful tools to help you and your medical team understand your diagnosis, gene makeup and treatment options. Read on to learn what biomarkers are and how they can be helpful if Healthy

English Noviembre es el Mes Nacional de los Cuidadores Familiares Conocí a mi esposo cuando me estaba inscribiendo en clases de periodismo en la Universidad de Misuri hace 50 años. Dean estaba atrás de mí en la fila y me preguntó si quería salir con él a tomar una cerveza. Me reí y dije no. Cuando llegué a la mesa de inscripciones, la clase que necesitaba tomar estaba llena. Dean dijo que podía presentarme al instructor. Resulta que Dean había Healthy

In 2022, Lisa Barron’s husband, Jeff, started having urinary symptoms that doctors attributed to a urinary tract infection (UTI). Since Jeff had lost friends and family to prostate cancer, he pushed for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. The results pointed to a high likelihood of prostate cancer, sparking a winding journey for the Barrons. “There were months of sleepless nights, endless waiting for test results and the quiet fear of ‘what if,’” Lisa said. It was later discovered that the Healthy