Sleep plays a vital role in long-term health and wellness and is as essential as food and water for survival.[i] A few nights without restful sleep or occasionally experiencing sleep…
Send us a text SummaryDr. Monique Gary, a breast surgeon, educator, and advocate for wellness, discusses the connection between mind, body, and spirit in promoting overall wellness. Dr. Gary emphasizes…
About 6% of the current U.S. population is made up of military veterans. Americans aged 75+ include the most veterans – more than 4 in 10 men and 1 in…
Send us a text SummaryDr. Randall Oyer discusses the Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Program at Penn Medicine's Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute. The program supports cancer survivors beyond the treatment…
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is extremely common. Experienced by 30%-60% of our patient with cancer during treatment, CRF can last for months or years for 20%-30% of patients.1-3 This is no…
As a practicing family physician in the military health system, Wayne Jonas, MD, used to ignore his own wellbeing to spend more time caring for—and connecting with—his patients. He rarely got…
When Wayne B. Jonas, MD, started practicing medicine in 1981, he was the only physician responsible for two entire battalions and their families – about 4,000 people. He learned quickly…
Uncovering what matters Whole person health has come a long way. When we first developed the Personal Health Inventory (PHI), this tool was revolutionary. Asking patients about what mattered in…