Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Contributing Writer https://www.empr.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

Features

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

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 25, 2019

To shed light on this re-emerging phenomenon of physician house calls, MPR interviewed three experts.

Features

Emotionally Responsive Virtual Coach Helps Address Patient Concerns in New Simulation

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

March 14, 2019

Kognito, a health simulation company, is applying its simulation technology to patient education, to address a gap in patient knowledge.

Features

Managing Diabetes During Air Travel: An Expert Interview With Rahul Suresh, MD

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

July 21, 2016

For people with diabetes, air travel through different time zones presents unique challenges, potentially leading to adverse events if not managed appropriately.

Features

Drug Interaction Potential of Antidiabetic Medications

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 19, 2016

Diabetes occurs comorbidly with many other medical conditions. The “multifactorial pharmacotherapy” necessitated by these conditions leads to a higher risk of adverse drug effects and interactions.

Features

Muscle-Related Statin Intolerance: What Are the Options?

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 16, 2016

Between 5% and 20% of patients who meet the requirements for statin treatment are unable to tolerate the recommended doses of these agents.

Features

Emerging Treatments in Schizophrenia

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 28, 2016

A recent article by Brown and Roffman reviews emerging targets and adjunctive agents under investigation, which may target the negative symptoms and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia.

Features

Achieving Glycemic Control in Older Patients: A Delicate Balancing Act

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 21, 2016

Diabetes mellitus – especially type 2 diabetes (T2DM) – is becoming increasingly common among US residents aged 65 and older. In 2010, 10.9 million (26.9%) of this population had diabetes, and the number is expected to continue rising to 26.7 million by 2050.