by Shawn Radcliffe | Jun 16, 2020 | Medicine, Science, Writing
The COVID-19 situation continues to evolve rapidly. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has shown about health writing, it’s the importance of managing your reader’s...
by Shawn Radcliffe | May 5, 2020 | Health, Medicine, Science, Writing
Each day hundreds of people search online for topics like “how to lose weight” or “how to sleep better.” In return, thousands of websites offer simple advice on these and other health and wellness topics. Much of this health content is highly accessible to the general...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 3, 2018 | Health, Medicine, Science
Most people have experienced sadness at some point in their lives. These moods are often fleeting, but people with depression can have a hard time breaking free of the downward spiral that accompanies this illness. They may even have trouble imagining that breaking...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Aug 7, 2014 | Business, Medicine
A new drug for hepatitis C is fueling hope that this chronic, potentially fatal liver disease could one day be eliminated with a simple pill. But the drug’s hefty price tag raises questions of whether profit-based drug development is the best approach to tackling...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 18, 2013 | Fitness, Health, Medicine
A new study finds that a healthy habits like diet, more exercise, and stress reduction are linked to longer telomeres, the protective caps on chromosomes that indicate the age of the body’s cells. Simple lifestyle changes—like eating right, exercising more, and...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 5, 2013 | Health, Medicine
By combining traditional and alternative symptoms of depression, a new study found that roughly one-third of men and women show symptoms of depression. When it comes to experiencing depression, men and women may not be that far off, according to a new study that also...
