Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Contributing Writer https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com

Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW, is a freelance medical writer who writes news, features, CME materials, and books for a variety of venues and target audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers. She has a passion for human rights activism and is the author of Behind the Burqa (John Wiley, 2002), a memoir of 2 Afghan sisters who escaped Afghanistan. In addition, she holds the 1995 Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and several other publications. Beyond her desire to contribute to people's health and wellbeing through her writing, Batya offers emotional/spiritual support to clients in her Teaneck, New Jersey-based counseling practice to facilitate their journeys toward healing.

All articles by Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Practice Management

Do Your Patients Consult Google Before They Consult You?

A 2013 Pew Research Center and Internet Life Project report found that 59% of US adults said that they turned to the Internet regarding a health problem during the past year.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 20, 2019

Practice Management

Should Aging Physicians Be Required to Undergo Cognitive Testing?

According to AMA Council on Medical Education, there were 50,993 practicing physicians aged 65 years or above in 1975; in 2013, the number had increased to 241,642 physicians.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 17, 2019

Practice Management

Opinion: Does Religion Have a Place in Medicine?

Benjamin Frush MD argues in favor of a role that physicians can play in integrating religion into their clinical practice. Rob Poole MB, FRCPsych, contends that physicians should never incorporate a religious element into clinical practice.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

August 27, 2019

Practice Management

Physician House Calls: An Old Model With a Modern-Day Twist

Shedding light on the re-emerging phenomenon of physician house calls with three experts.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 3, 2019

General Cardiology

Hidden in the Shadows: Detecting and Addressing Elder Abuse

The number of potentially abused elders is staggering: in 2015, older adults — defined as people age 65 or above constituted nearly 15% of the US population — up by 1.6 million from 2014.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

March 11, 2019