1. Experimental Low-Cost iPhone App Could Speed Treatment for Deadliest Type of Heart Attack

2. Should Doctors Discuss Financial Concerns with Cancer Patients?

3. New Chart: Top Ways to Identify Health Coaching Candidates

4. Study: Men Diagnosed as Children with ADHD are Twice as Likely to Be Obese

5. Skin Cancer May Be Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

6. Q&A: What's the Process for Advanced Illness Care Coordination?

7. Barriers Keep African Americans from Calling 9-1-1 Immediately for Stroke Symptoms

8. HealthSounds Podcast: Patient Engagement and Provider Collaborations Across the Healthcare Continuum to Improve Care Transitions

9. Insulin Fights Inflammation, Small Amounts of Glucose Trigger it in Type 1 Diabetics

10. Infographic: The Cost of Obesity

11. Better Primary Healthcare Access Could Save Billions a Year in UTI ER Visits

12. Meet Nurse Health Coach Elizabeth Scala: Helping RNs Avoid Burnout, Achieve Balance

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