Author: JENNIFER CHUNG
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Beyond the “Model Minority” Myth: Preventive Health Screenings Asian Americans Are Still Missing During AAPI Heritage Month
Asian Americans are often perceived as one of the “healthiest” populations in the United States. But this broad label masks major disparities in preventive health, chronic disease risk, and cancer outcomes across diverse Asian American communities. In reality, many current U.S. screening guidelines were developed using predominantly White and Black populations and may fail to…
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Why We’re Missing the Mark on Heart Disease Prevention
Why We’re Missing the Mark on Heart Disease Prevention One of the most unsettling things about cardiometabolic disease is how often it shows up without warning. Studies of U.S. populations show that about 33% of deaths from heart disease are due to sudden cardiac death, or death occurring within an hour after the onset of…
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Functional & Lifestyle Medicine: The Personalized Medicine Approach
Functional & Lifestyle Medicine Is Personalized Medicine Personalized, Root-Cause Care for Chronic Disease If you’ve ever felt like healthcare treated you as a diagnosis instead of a person, you’re not alone. Conventional medicine often relies on standardized protocols based on disease labels. While helpful in acute care, this approach frequently falls short for chronic, complex…