Diabetes – Who’s in Control?
What if you had no control over what you ate, when you ate, how much energy you had, or what you weigh? What if, on top of this, you had to test your blood 6 times a day and give yourself injections, carrying around your supplies constantly so you would be ready no matter what else was going on in your life? Now, throw in that you are 15 and just want to be normal, like everyone else, eating pizza when you feel like it and going wherever you wanted? Kimberly Young was that teenager. She, likes hundreds of thousands of other American teenagers, has type 1 diabetes. Diagnosed at the age of 4, she was never like other kids. S...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Chronic Conditions Source Type: blogs

Veteran’s Day DW Style: hand to heart, a salute and many thanks
You will see that I , once again, went to my place of truth. I cannot speak of my admiration, my love of these people–and balance it with my rage about how we do not serve them– in an essay or any reasoned, sensible written piece. To speak coherently about National Service or the many other things I believe might balance the unconscionable distribution of agony/care is not something I find I can do without rattling or drooling, BUT poetry comes to the rescue. My poem, about the military/veteran women I have grown to love and know, and another by my gifted pal, Paul Genega, that brings to mind the civilian postu...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women Veterans Source Type: blogs

Get Excited: Igniting DIGNITY through DIGITAL Health Panel is TODAY at the mHealth Summit
Igniting DIGNITY through DIGITAL Health – Connecting All People to Community The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Room: National Harbor 4-5 November 10, 2015 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. At 5:30pm we will move to POSE ULTRA LOUNGE to celebrate all Disruptive Women in Health Care with a networking reception. We hear a lot about the power of technology, patient empowerment and connected communities.  How can we possibly be successful in improving the health and well-being of people if there are those among us who—for many reasons–are unable, unsure, or too afraid to ask for help? Can technology, thoug...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Meet Disruptive Woman to Watch: Anne Wojcicki
The success of the Human Genome Project, over a decade ago, created a foundation from which science and the practice of medicine could be revolutionized, enabling greater knowledge about human health and new insights into the origins and nature of complex diseases.  For genomic research to reach its full potential, however, requires the vision and energy of pioneers who can democratize the science and give it profound, everyday meaning for the population at large. Anne Wojcicki, the founder and CEO of 23andMe, is one of those pioneers.  She is also a Disruptive Woman to Watch for 2016. Wojcicki, who had spent years inves...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Genetics Innovation Source Type: blogs

Meet Disruptive Woman to Watch: Elizabeth Taylor
By any professional standards, Elizabeth Taylor is an extraordinarily skilled attorney.  What makes her special – and a Disruptive Woman to Watch for 2016 – is that she uses her gifts to improve the health and well-being of millions in need. Taylor is executive director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP).  The NHeLP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals.  As the organization describes itself, “NHeLP defends the nation’s health care safety net for those most in need and those with the fewest resources. We fight to give...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Advocacy Disparities Source Type: blogs