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Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

The Alzheimer’s caregiver

Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that affects more than six million Americans over sixty-five. The disease slowly ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

What is Sickle Cell Disease?

What do Larenz Tate, Tiki Barber, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, Georgeanna Tillman Gordon, and Jourdan Dunn ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

It’s time for a tune-up!

We all know that if it weren’t for the women in men’s lives, most would not go to ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

Mental illnesses are often very treatable

Naomi Judd, half of the iconic duo, The Judds, took her own life on April 30, 2022. She ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

Nurses make a difference

Did you know that Nurses have been ranked as the most trusted profession by Gallup Poll for the ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

The sum of our experiences

This is Patient Experience Week. The Institute of Medicine says that healthcare must be “safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

April is National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

My grandfather suffered from Parkinson’s Disease (PD), and, as a young nurse I remember well how much he ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

To independence, and beyond!

People often ask me about the difference between a Physical Therapist (PT) and an Occupational Therapist (OT). While ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

Pretty please, with a cherry on top

So, we have recognized Sleep Awareness Week, Poison Prevention Week and National Kidney Month, and today I want ... Read more

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

Poison trees bear poison fruit

As a child, I ate a poisonous mushroom in the yard and it required an ER visit with ... Read more

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