As the United States becomes more diverse, minority populations grow as well. Despite the increasing need for equality in healthcare, gaps in minority health compared to other groups are still noticeable. April is Minority Health Month, making it the perfect time...

Eating a healthy diet can make you feel good and help fight against chronic diseases and conditions, such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. A healthy diet can also give your immune system a boost. Eating healthy can be a...

Have you ever seen someone on television clutch the chest, scrunch the face in pain and collapse? That’s how TV shows a heart attack. Although they really can look like that, heart attacks often have symptoms that are easy to...

Every January marks National Sugar Awareness Week, which is the perfect time to get educated on blood sugar. Awareness of blood sugar—also known as blood glucose—is important. Why? One word: Diabetes.

There’s pink everywhere you look. That’s because pink is the color of breast cancer awareness. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Most specifically, it’s about getting out the message of the...

Atrial fibrillation (commonly called AFib or AF) is an arrhythmia, which means the heart beats in an irregular way, either too fast or too slow. In a healthy heart, an electrical pulse starts in a group of cells, then travels...

Baltimore, MD (September 23, 2019) – Baltimore based Jai Medical Systems Managed Care Organization, Inc. (Jai Medical Systems) is once again one of the Highest Rated Health Insurance Plans in the United States, according to the National Committee for Quality...

What happens when you or your family need medical care, and you are not sure where to go?  There are different options for medical care including your Primary Care Provider (PCP), urgent care, or the emergency room. Where you choose...

April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring…sneezing and wheezing. With a winter thaw and nicer weather come spring allergies, made worse by the pollen that comes from those blooming plants—not to mention the pollution, dust, chemicals and pet...

What is Diabetes? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose,...