Archive - November 2018

Radiation is a common treatment for breast cancer, but it comes with its own risks. A report by CBS2’s Max Gomez finds that there is a new technique that may help protect women’s hearts. The new technique has patients wear a snorkel-like device during radiation. They take a deep breath and hold it; increasing the distance between the heart and the area of the breast getting the radiation. Find the full article on CBSNewYork here.

The Office of Civil Rights recently audited “covered entities” and found that ZERO fully complied with HIPAA requirements. In recent article in HME News entitled, “HIPAA compliance: Providers have homework to do,” Wayne van Halem, president of VGM’s The van Halem Group, says this is a “wake-up call” for HME providers. Van Halem goes on to say, “Our industry is really vulnerable here. This is an opportune time for providers to say, ‘This

Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in some advocacy training; I learned a lot! (And, that might be the biggest understatement of the year!) The recurring theme of this workshop was "One person can make a difference!" And, that is so true, especially with the Make Me Whole Again campaign.  So far, we have 625 letters sent to members of Congress; we have reached 146 lawmakers across 45 states. Thus far, we have three officially signed onto H.R. 6980. All three of these lawmakers signed

Air Force Mom Pumps Breast Milk While Running An Ironman Triathlon Jaime Sloan was on pace to set a personal record in the 70.3-mile race, so she decided to multitask. Jaime Sloan can seemingly do anything. The 34-year-old mother of two participated in the Ironman 70.3 in Tempe, Arizona, on Oct. 21. This is a half Ironman triathlon, in which athletes swim 1.2 miles, bike for 56 miles and then run 13.1 miles. Sloan, an active-duty Air Force airman, gave birth to a second child in

Kick off the Holiday Season with Vionic & Vasyli Medical Holiday shopping has just begun, and Vionic’s Gemma Plush slipper is already popping up in the Gift Guides and on the feet of influencers of all kinds! This year, we are kicking off the season by giving away a pair of Gemma Plush Slippers to a lucky Essentially Women Member! Just look for Vasyli Medical’s post on the Essentially Women Facebook page and like, comment, or tag a fellow EW member for a

  In the medical world, there is an ongoing debate about the extent to which regularly screening for breast cancer actually improves a person's chances of survival if cancer is detected. New research tries to settle that debate. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women, and the National Cancer Institute estimate that 266,120 new cases will have been diagnosed in the United States by the end of 2018. According to the World Health

A little over a month ago, I wrote a blog introducing EW members to the community discussion board. Since that post, there have been 23 discussions posted and 190 comments on the discussion board! If you haven't had a chance yet to use the discussion board, I encourage you to take the leap and give it a try - it's an excellent opportunity to network with industry experts just like you!  Below are detailed instructions on how to reply to a post and create your own. As always, call

We are officially 13 weeks away from Focus Conference 2019 and have 300% more attendees registered today than when we were 13 weeks out for Focus Conference 2017! So, what does that mean for you? Increased networking opportunities Increased vendor/exhibitor attendance Increased sessions/tracks available ...and more! With the increase of attendance, also comes and increased chance of the room block being sold out. While there are still rooms available, we are encouraging attendees

11/5/2018 We have had another great week of advocacy for the Make Me Whole Again campaign, to date we have 606 letters set to Congress. If you watched The Steele Report with Nikki Jensen (VGM - Essentially Women), Jill Roberts (NuCara - New Image Boutique) and Julie Gleason (Unity Point Cancer Center) you know that our window of opportunity of getting this bill passed is very small; so your advocacy efforts - whether they are big or small - are greatly appreciated!  One

Nearly half of older American women have urinary incontinence, but many have not talked to a doctor about it, a new national poll shows. More than 1,000 women, aged 50 to 80, were asked questions about their bladder control. The poll found that 43 percent of those in their 50s and 60s had urinary incontinence. That percentage jumped to 51 percent among those over 65. But two-thirds of those women had not discussed the problem with a doctor, and only 38 percent said they do exercises to strengthen