Please join our webinar on May 14 at 12:00 PM. As concerns of infection increase, and per the social distancing recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, the Howell…
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Urinary Tract Infections: New research leading to new cures.
In August, the Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Linda Brubaker, a board-certified urogynecologist who specializes in treating adult women with recurrent urinary tract infections. Dr. Brubaker is Clinical Professor, Reproductive Medicine,…
Bringing gero palliative care into today’s healthcare system: changing the paradigm by changing the metrics.
In May, the Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Daniel Hoefer. His palliative care presentation “Why Palliative Medicine Must Become Mainstream” provided a sobering look at the current status of healthcare. For…
Community trailblazer discusses the state of affairs in diabetes management and care: encouraging but with work still to be done.
The Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, as the key note speaker for the first luncheon of the year. An endocrinologist by training, she has been involved with the diabetic…
Top facts to know about diabetes: symptoms, risks, prevention & (thank goodness) new technologies for diabetes management.
The Doris A. Howell Foundation will be kicking off its lecture series on February 8th with the presentation “Women and Diabetes: Use of digital technologies in diabetes management” with key…
Dementia: perspectives, progress and promise.
Even though Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, it is also a complication of Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and a further cause of Lewy Body dementia. Consider…
Celebrating the life of a remarkable woman, Dr. Skaidrite "Skai" Krisans
It is always a pleasure and an honor to work with wonderful women. Dr. Skaidrite Skai Krisans, or just “Skai”– as we called her– always had a great sense of…
Joining Engineering and Medicine: Encouraging yet Challenging! What you need to know about the future of Regenerative Medicine.
During the Howell Foundation luncheon in May, the audience was taken once again to the world of futuristic medicine with the presentation “Advanced Tissue Therapies: Progress in Tissue Engineering and…
The field of regenerative medicine offers the future of treatment alternatives. And the Howell Foundation will present the latest research about it.
Won’t you join us? It seems like the 2018 Howell Lecture Series is shaping up to present the role technology is playing for the treatment and cure of severe illnesses. …
Chocolate and Cardiovascular Disease: The "Bitter" Truth
Cardiovascular disease is hard to digest. We all pretty much know by now the facts on women and heart disease: 1 in 3 women will die of heat failure every…
The hidden disease that no one talks about: from clutter to dealing with the stigma of hoarding.
Let’s face it: how many times, at the beginning of the year, we promise ourselves to clean out the clutter in our closet/garage/storage room/office? One’s new year resolutions might be…
Is there an intelligent way of aging? The key research findings that say there is!
The old age question remains: why do some people live longer than others? Do some of us REALLY want to live that long? Is there an intelligent way of aging?…
The hidden disorder that no one talks about and the health consequences it brings - clutter and hoarding.
Let’s face it: how many times, at the beginning of the year, we promise ourselves to clean out the clutter in our closet/garage/storage room/office? What about the stress that comes…
Not because we are old, but because we will eventually get there! Let's make our journey easier with healthy aging.
Have you ever wondered what steps we can take to prepare ourselves for healthy aging? Do we even know where to start? What resources are available to us to ensure…
The 4 things you can start doing TODAY on your journey to happiness.
Thank you for sharing YOUR journey to happiness! “They were wonderful, so knowledgeable and delivered the important message in a fun way!” For those who got there in a bad…
The power of DNA testing in personalized medicine.
Imagine your family free of the possibility of illness… finally having your health in your hands and making informed decisions to treat an illness that does not appear to have…