Ariana Colozzo

Marketing Specialist

Ariana Colozzo was a Marketing Specialist for Teladoc Health. She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. She has experience writing and copyediting for many different publications.

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The Best Doctors Blog for Teladoc Health

Teladoc Health
07/07/2017
Treating Chronic Pain without Opioids

Chronic pain is one of the most common conditions in America, and the most common cause of long-term disability, affecting 1 in 4 Americans-more than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. It's also one of the most expensive conditions, costing the American economy $635 billion each year.

Teladoc Health
06/13/2017
Ashifa's Story: Best Doctors Corrected Her Cancer Misdiagnosis

Getting a cancer diagnosis can be one the scariest moments in your life-whether it's you, a family member or a friend who hears those words. Intense cancer treatments can have detrimental side effects, such as hair loss, infections, nausea and vomiting, kidney problems, fertility issues and so much more, but they're worth it to beat cancer.

Teladoc Health
05/04/2017
Getting to the Right Diagnosis Starts with the Right Doctor

There are many barriers to diagnostic accuracy, like time pressures on physicians, availability of specialists and fragmented care. That's why it's crucial for patients to find the doctor who is right for them and their condition. Some of the characteristics often shared by best physicians are: Board-certified and up-to-date on the latest medical research.

Teladoc Health
6/1/2017
Combating the Impact of Diagnostic Error

The causes of misdiagnoses are numerous and complex, involving both human error and systems issues. Near the top of the list is the U.S. health care system’s decentralized nature. It is not uncommon for a patient to have multiple medical professionals in different settings delivering uncoordinated care and communicating inadequately.

Teladoc Health
06/30/2017
Population Analytics Changing How Employers Manage Health Care Costs

Employee benefits are one of the biggest expenses employers have-with health care costs topping the category. Many employers are forced to respond by pushing more costs to the employees. However, increasing employee contributions too much can hurt a company's ability to attract talent. Therefore, they must strike a careful balance.

Teladoc Health
5/25/17
Is Diabetes the Third-Leading Cause of Death?

A new study done by researchers at Boston University School of Public Health found that almost four times as many Americans die of diabetes than as reported on death certificates.

Teladoc Health
6/8/2017
Healthcare Execs See How Best Doctors is Solving Complex Cases

On May 24-25, 2017, Best Doctors held its first Executive Summit for Payers and Providers, Solving the Unsolvable: Innovations in Cost Containment for High-Impact Cases. This Summit, hosted by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, gathered thought leaders in the health care industry to find solutions to one of healthcare’s most challenging issues: critical, complex and high-cost cases.

Teladoc Health
10/11/2017
Raising Awareness in October: Best Doctors and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, behind only skin cancer. In the U.S., about 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1,000 men will develop invasive breast cancer. That’s about 30 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in women this year. However, there is good news: The number of cases has been decreasing since 2000.

Teladoc Health
07/21/2017
Are We Wasting Billions on Arthroscopic Knee Surgery?

Arthroscopic knee surgery is commonly performed to alleviate chronic knee pain. Doctors send a tiny camera, called an arthroscope, through an incision in the knee to see inside and operate accordingly. Depending on the damage, doctors may, for example, realign a kneecap or repair a torn meniscus.

Teladoc Health
04/27/2017
A Second Opinion Could Save Your Life

A new study done by the Mayo Clinic has found nearly 9 out of 10 patients seeking a second opinion at Mayo go home with a different diagnosis-completely changing treatment plans and prognoses for some patients. The study, led by researcher James Naessens, Sc. D.

Best Doctors
05/18/2017
Client Success Story: A Financial Services Firm - Best Doctors

Learn how one of our clients used Best Doctors to improve outcomes, raise employee satisfaction and positively impact its bottom line. With misdiagnosis rates being so high - everyone will likely experience at least one medical error, according to the National Academy of Medicine - a large financial services firm knew it could save money and increase productivity by introducing an expert second opinion program.

The Somerville Times

The Somerville Times
10/04/2017
HONK! Returns to the Streets of Somerville

The Honk! Festival is returning to the Somerville streets on October 6. For 12 years, Honk! has brought brass bands from around the world, giving them a voice to represent the causes that are important to them. This year, the 28 bands are coming from as far as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Somerville Times
04/19/2017
Cooking for a cause

The goal of Community Cooks is to make sure no hungry or vulnerable neighbor goes without food, and to achieve that goal, they work with dozens of partner organizations and hundreds of volunteer cooks.

Somerville Times
12/07/2016
Shop local for the holidays with Somerville Local First

The holiday season is in full swing; Christmas music is on the radio, houses are strung with lights and everyone is scrambling to find the perfect gift for the family members and friends on their lists. But holiday shopping isn’t always easy, especially when the lists seem to get longer each year.

Improper Bostonian

Improper Bostonian
9/30/2015
Fresh Start

An announcement of Ruth Reichl's new cookbook release.

Improper Bostonian
10/14/2015
In the Dog House

An announcement for a movie showing of Stray Dog.

Improper Bostonian
10/28/2015
Young Blood

A show announcement for The Districts.

Improper Bostonian
11/25/2015
Sticky Situation

An announcement for a movie showing of The Blob.