Sheramy Tsai
Author
Sheramy Tsai, BSN, RN, is a seasoned nurse with a decade-long writing career. An alum of Middlebury College and Johns Hopkins, Tsai combines her writing and nursing expertise to deliver impactful content. Living in Vermont, she balances her professional life with sustainable living and raising three children.
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1 in 3 People Use Alternative Treatments—How to Choose What’s Best for You
When conventional medicine falls short, many holistic, integrative, and traditional approaches are available for help.
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Why Being a Passive Patient Is No Longer Enough
When no one connects the dots, it’s up to the patient.
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What American Medicine Lost in the Past 50 Years
Modern medicine saves more lives than ever. So why do patients feel less cared for?
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How to Protect Yourself When Illness Leaves You Unable to Speak
Without a health care proxy, hospitals follow defaults, not your wishes.
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Why Your Health Records Can Drive Medical Errors–And What You Can Do
A compiled single record of an otherwise scattered medical history can be critical in preventing delayed diagnosis and unnecessary testing.
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What to Know Before Saying Yes to Routine Screenings
Screening can catch disease early–or turn healthy people into patients.
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How Tests and Treatments Spiral Into the ‘Medical Cascade’
Learn how to avoid the ‘just to be safe’ scenarios that lead to potentially dangerous care.
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The Power of a Pause: When to Get a 2nd Medical Opinion and How to Do It
Eighty-eight percent of patients get a different diagnosis after seeking a second opinion.
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The Heart Health Metric You’re Probably Ignoring—But Shouldn’t
Your resting heart rate can reveal stress, illness, and fitness levels long before you feel a thing.
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‘Normal’ Isn’t Always Normal: What Your Lab Numbers Actually Mean
If you know something’s wrong with your health, but your doctor says your labs are fine, you may both be right—and that’s the problem.
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1 in 3 People Use Alternative Treatments—How to Choose What’s Best for You
When conventional medicine falls short, many holistic, integrative, and traditional approaches are available for help.
|
Why Being a Passive Patient Is No Longer Enough
When no one connects the dots, it’s up to the patient.
|
What American Medicine Lost in the Past 50 Years
Modern medicine saves more lives than ever. So why do patients feel less cared for?
|
How to Protect Yourself When Illness Leaves You Unable to Speak
Without a health care proxy, hospitals follow defaults, not your wishes.
|
Why Your Health Records Can Drive Medical Errors–And What You Can Do
A compiled single record of an otherwise scattered medical history can be critical in preventing delayed diagnosis and unnecessary testing.
|
What to Know Before Saying Yes to Routine Screenings
Screening can catch disease early–or turn healthy people into patients.
|
How Tests and Treatments Spiral Into the ‘Medical Cascade’
Learn how to avoid the ‘just to be safe’ scenarios that lead to potentially dangerous care.
|
The Power of a Pause: When to Get a 2nd Medical Opinion and How to Do It
Eighty-eight percent of patients get a different diagnosis after seeking a second opinion.
|
The Heart Health Metric You’re Probably Ignoring—But Shouldn’t
Your resting heart rate can reveal stress, illness, and fitness levels long before you feel a thing.
|
‘Normal’ Isn’t Always Normal: What Your Lab Numbers Actually Mean
If you know something’s wrong with your health, but your doctor says your labs are fine, you may both be right—and that’s the problem.
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