Doctors

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, better known as HIPAA, was put in place to allow medical...

The third and final part of the Advance Directive task (you downloaded the forms, and understand the purpose of picking the right...

It’s time to organize something that can be an actual lifesaver for those you love: Your family medical history.

Think of this as a diary about your medical conditions that you’re more than willing to have your family read.

Check out this short video from Everplans co-CEO Abby Schneiderman about getting your medical contacts in order.

Perhaps the word “antipsychotics” makes this seem much more negative than it actually is.

Scientists are working hard to make us all live to see our 150th birthday.

Beware of macaws, unruly neighbors, and spacecraft fires.

Just because a colorful chart shows how people die in your state doesn’t mean you have to live in fear.

Saliva may indicate overall health as well as major risks.

Symptoms includes showing up out of nowhere, meddling in medical treatments, and being a nuisance to doctors, nurses, and family...

It’s estimated at around 250,000 per year.

You always show up to appointments with a list of questions. It’s about time your doctors did the same.

An interactive chart reveals common causes of death broken down by gender and race.

Do you smell that? No? We might have some bad news for you then...

Trained medical professionals often face death differently.

Palliative Care is delivered through a network of caregivers (doctors, nurses, social workers, clergy, family, etc...) and...

A POLST form is a legal document for people with an advanced progressive or terminal illnesses and specifies the type of care a...

When you can’t make health decisions for yourself, this is the north star that guides your loved ones and doctors in the right...

An Advance Health Care Directive, also called an Advance Directive, is a legal document stating how you would like to be treated...

Create a Living Will and Health Care Proxy in five steps.

A Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a legal document for people with advanced illnesses that...

For when you need to go one step beyond a Living Will.

Add these things to your pre-surgery prep list.

Advance care planning can be a tough, emotional talk. This could make it a little easier for you and your doctor to have.

Whether it's for yourself or someone you love, let us help you get some important planning out of the way.

Steamiest health care proxy dilemma ever?

You know who your doctors are, but your family might not.

You don’t have to get too personal or specific to be extremely helpful.

When you create an Advance Directive or Living Will, you specify the types of life support treatments and other medical...