There are health awareness months for many diseases. From heart disease to cancer, disabling conditions receive recognition and campaigns for research and improved treatment options for patients. It is important to raise visibility and awareness of medical conditions, especially those that are not readily apparent. This includes mental health conditions. Mental health awareness is an ongoing campaign. Many people do not realize how many people around them suffer from a mental health condition and how those conditions impact their ability to perform even simple tasks of daily living despite the outward appearance of having it all together until one day […]

The research into Covid, lingering symptoms, and treatment protocols continue today. Though medical researchers have learned a lot about this disease that suddenly appeared and caused catastrophic levels of disability and death, there is still much to learn. A new study has focused on identifying symptoms and symptom clusters to ascertain long Covid in patients. By establishing more criteria for long Covid, medical researchers are able to further study the effects of the long Covid as well as develop treatments for Covid patients. This research gives hope for improving the care that those disabled by long Covid receive as well […]

Heart attacks are prevalent in our country. A quick search of the news will promptly yield many stories, articles, or video clips from around the country of people suffering from heart attack and heart disease, physicians developing treatment regimes their physicians institute for reducing the risk of initial or repeat heart attacks, or patients overcoming the odds to survive after their heart attack emergency. Whether these stories are meant to warn the rest of us to pay attention to our own health and monitor risk factors of heart attack or to encourage us that there is hope for recovery after […]

Long-term disability insurance benefits provide peace of mind by preparing for the event you are unable to keep working due to a disabling condition. Long-term disability insurance policies typically cover a period of time that extends from several months to years as long as the disabling condition exists and the qualifying policy definitions are met by the disabled insured.  Some disabled physicians are able to return to some form of medical practice after receiving extensive medical treatment for their disabling condition. However, recovery from a disabling condition does not protect you from never experiencing a setback or becoming disabled in […]

Disabling conditions present complexities to anyone suffering from a disabling illness or injury. From medical treatment and diagnosis to managing daily activities of living, disabling conditions bring many challenges. Add on to those challenges that disabling conditions often prevent working and earning income, those suffering from a disabling condition have a lot to overcome. Fortunately, disability insurance benefits can provide financial security to insureds who are unable to work due to disability. Doctors and other high-earning medical professionals need to protect their future by contracting for these benefits in advance and pursuing disability insurance benefits when illness or injury prevents […]

Long-term disability insurance is a financial protection against income loss if you become disabled and are unable to work. This investment in your future can provide peace of mind by providing replacement income when a disability prevents professionals from maintaining their careers and livelihood. In professional careers, such as doctors, the disability insurance coverage contracted for at the beginning of a medical career may no longer be adequate as a doctor’s career grows and develops. Fortunately, disability insurance companies offer a variety of policies and riders that can augment coverage to adjust to a doctor’s changing needs over a career. […]

Medical professionals can agree that long Covid is serious and results in a wide range of debilitating conditions. Someone who was otherwise healthy can be brought down by this virus quickly or slowly, with lingering effects that may not even be recognized as a symptom for a significant period of time. However, diagnosing long Covid can be challenging which in turn can complicate everything from receiving medical treatment to adjusting to new limitations as they are lined to Covid or not, and even obtaining disability insurance benefits.  Over the last few years, research has been dedicated to learning more about […]

The medical profession is known for being a demanding occupation. Long hours exhaust medical professionals physically, mentally, and emotionally. Historically, long hours while training and beginning a career in medicine were discussed as if longer hours and more strenuous training were something to aspire to in order to demonstrate dedication to the profession, even to the point of unsafe fatigue. Now we better know the consequences of working grueling hours and how sleep deprivation and fatigue can affect the health of doctors as well as the quality of care patients receive. Each sector of the medical profession comes with its […]

Disability insurance companies are always receiving claims for disability insurance benefits. The analysts and claims adjusters are tasked with the difficult job of evaluating thousands of claims each year and determining which claims are legitimate and should be paid to the claimant. Details are important to these claim evaluations and can make a difference in your pursuit or disability insurance benefits. There are many potential challenges in building a claim for disability insurance benefits. These include identifying your disabling conditions, explaining how these conditions prevent you from maintaining your medical career as it fits the requirements of your disability insurance […]

Physicians are accustomed to treating patients for health concerns, not worrying about their own health and ability to work. However, doctors are not immune from illnesses or injuries that can result in severe disabling conditions which may even prevent them from working and practicing medicine. When a doctor faces this hardship, it is important to draw on all available resources to help with medical treatment and rehabilitation.  In addition to your own medical care and legal teams, your disability insurance provider and the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, can play a significant role in providing disabled healthcare professionals the […]