Meet Dr. Reed Tuckson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published an informative article titled “Don’t Fall Behind on Falls”, which highlights the important statistics related to older Americans and the incidence rate of their falling, along with the results from such. Each day, more than 10,000 older Americans turn 65 years in age and the number of fall-related injuries...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced September is National Childhood Obesity Month. In the United States today, approximately 1 in 5 children (17%) has obesity and certain groups of children are more affected than others. National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month provides an opportunity for learning about ways to prevent and address this serious health concern...

As a panelist at the upcoming National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Quality Talks: Inspiring the Future of American Health Care on October 24th in Washington, DC, I want to share some information with you about the event and encourage you to attend. The event is being held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC...

As the immediate past president of the American Telemedicine Association, I want to take a minute to invite all of you to attend the ATA 2016 Fall Forum being held in New Orleans on September 28th – 30th! This annual event provides a great opportunity for you to meet with leading telehealth experts to better understand important changes happening...

I just returned from attending the National Medical Association’s (NMA) Annual Conference and Scientific Assembly in Los Angeles. During the NMA’s opening awards ceremony held on Saturday, July 30th, I was honored to be named the recipient of the Cobb Institute’s W. Montague Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award. I was presented the award by Randall C. Morgan, Jr., MD, Executive...

I want to share some information with you about a marvelous organization founded by my colleague and friend, Joyal Mulheron, called EVERMORE. As a parent who has experienced the loss of a child, Joyal created this organization to provide support to parents and families who have lost a child, regardless of age or cause of death, and share information,...