Universal healthcare, national healthcare, single payer or free healthcare?
by Bert Vorstman | Dec 11, 2021 | Healthcare
At first blush, it would seem correct that healthcare is a right. However, on reflection it is clearly not an easy answer. Let’s examine. What is healthcare? Healthcare is a combination of two issues, health and care. Health is a state of being free from illness or...
by Bert Vorstman | Dec 7, 2021 | Physical Fitness
Physical therapy is a branch of healthcare devoted to the rehabilitation of joints, muscles, movement and balance. Physical therapy settings Orthopedic practices, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, sports and fitness centers. What does a physical...
by Bert Vorstman | Dec 4, 2021 | Sexually-transmitted diseases
HPV or human papillomavirus is the most common sexually-transmitted disease. It is an infection that can lead to genital warts in both men and women depending on the strain of the virus. However, many people have the virus without any symptoms or warts. Are there...
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 30, 2021 | Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is a measure of heart pumping pressure. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood circulating in your arteries. It is produced mostly by the contracting heart. The top measurement is the systolic pressure when the heart is at...
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 27, 2021 | Physical Fitness
Fitness refers to an age-appropriate level of physical well-being and an ability to complete certain tasks or exercises. Why strive for fitness? Being fit can improve your ability to overcome healthcare challenges. Fitness and maintaining fitness involves exercises...
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 24, 2021 | Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is found in the blood and is essential for life. It is made by all animal cells. Where does cholesterol come from? Cholesterol comes from two main sources: Liver (endogenous) – your cholesterol level is produced and...
What is mental health?
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 20, 2021 | Mental Health
Depression is a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness and loss of interest. There are several types and they can be of varying severity. Feeling down or having the “blues” is extremely common but, should your mood disorder become more severe and uninterrupted...
The most commonly sexually transmitted virus
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 13, 2021 | Sexually-transmitted diseases
HPV is a very common sexually transmitted virus. Most people don’t even know they have it or, from whom they contracted it. There are many types of HPV infections. There are low-risk and high-risk type HPVs. Some HPV types cause genital warts. Some HPV types cause...
Health tourism to and within the U.S.
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 6, 2021 | Medical Tourism
Medical tourism and traveling overseas to receive medical care can be risky. HEALTHdrum’s platform for affordable cash price care allows you to stay within the U.S. for your treatment. HEALTHdrum offers two categories of medical tourism. Domestic medical tourism ...
Reclaiming control of your healthcare
by Bert Vorstman | Oct 30, 2021 | HEALTHdrum
Healthcare pricing commonly reflects inflated insurance-based costs. Insurance-based pricing and greater costs don’t mean better quality of care. Even with health insurance you are often better off paying for your routine care than using your insurance plan. At least...
