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What is Healthcare Updates?
Healthcare Updates provides a succinct summary of late-breaking health news and innovative procedures.
Staying current with many different health care news sources is time-consuming and can be frustrating. Health care news items are provided in easy-to-read summary format. Articles on a wide range of topics are intended to quickly update professionals and those researching health care issues on the latest medical news.
Healthcare Updates also provides compelling stories from various authors on their personal experiences dealing with common health issues. These stories provide inspiration and practical advice for readers with similar health care situations.
Individuals, patients and healthcare professionals alike will enjoy and benefit from reading this Blog.
You will find:
- Regularly updated content from many different sources
- Insights into some of the perplexing health care issues of our day
- A wealth of resources at your fingertips to help expedite your searches on particular topics
- Helpful commentary from the Healthcare Updates Blog Community
- Inspiring stories and insights from authors who have personally experienced health care issues
HCU Science Analyst
Dr. Karla Robleto is the in-house science and medical expert for Health Care Updates. Dr. Robleto, a highly accomplished Ph.D., plays an integral role in the compilation, editing and oversight of content on the website. Her goal is to make medical and health-care discoveries accessible to a general audience by converting technical content into an easy to read succinct format that is still valuable to professionals in the field.
Dr. Robleto received her Master’s and Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California in the area of Neuroscience and has been the recipient of several prestigious grants and fellowships at USC and UCLA. She has dedicated more than a decade of research to the understanding of the mechanisms of learning and memory as well as psychiatric disorders and has presented her work in Neuroscience conferences across the country. Her research has been published in several prominent journals covering the areas of Psychology, Biology and Neuroscience. As an expert in science, Dr. Robleto is an invaluable contributor to the website providing guidance and her expertise to the featured content on an ongoing basis.
No Substitute for Your Doctor
Nothing on this Web site is intended as medical advice. The material provided here is for informational purposes only. For your specific medical problems, consult a doctor or other medical professional. If you do not have a health plan, look into the services that community health clinics may provide.
