Articles by "Elizabeth Blasko"

Elizabeth Blasko
Elizabeth Blasko

health enews contributor, is on the Advocate Health Care communications team. Elizabeth studied public relations and nonprofit leadership at Western Michigan University. A few of her favorite things include reading, traveling, watching auto racing and spending time with her loved ones and rescue dog named Bristol. Elizabeth volunteers as a Sunday school teacher and as a board member for ALMASI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Maasai girls and women in Tanzania.

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Midwife myths debunked 
Midwife myths debunked
For starters, they don’t only work with pregnant individuals.
Do you have 30 minutes to spare? You could save a life. 
Do you have 30 minutes to spare? You could save a life.
Find out if you are eligible to make this lifesaving ripple effect.
Are skin conditions more than skin deep? 
Are skin conditions more than skin deep?
There might be more to your inflammatory skin condition.
Nursing is in this mother-and-son nursing duo’s blood 
Nursing is in this mother-and-son nursing duo’s blood
Ian Dela Merced felt called to be a nurse. So did his mother. And his grandmother.
TAVR heart procedure gives 91-year-old her energy back 
TAVR heart procedure gives 91-year-old her energy back
This minimally invasive procedure helps people with aortic stenosis avoid open heart surgery.
‘The care was genuine, from the heart’ 
‘The care was genuine, from the heart’
A postmaster returns with a special delivery for the nurses who helped him fight stage 4 cancer.
Training to save the brain 
Training to save the brain
Learn how one stroke survivor plays a key role in helping care teams regularly practice responding to a stroke.