The condition long known as PCOS has officially been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, or PMOS, reflecting what many metabolic-health clinicians have known for years. For decades, women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, were given a name that never quite matched the condition. In this old paradigm, women who struggled with obtaining regular menstrual… Continue reading From PCOS to PMOS: Why This Name Change Matters
New program introduces physician-led, data-driven model to improve chronic disease management, reduce medication burden, and enhance quality of life in assisted living residents TOWARD Health is excited to announce the launch of a novel assisted living initiative aimed at transforming chronic disease management through structured, evidence-based metabolic care. The program is supported by a… Continue reading TOWARD Health Launches Assisted Living Metabolic Care Initiative with Support from Baszucki Group
February, 2026 – TOWARD Health physician Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Healthcare titled Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.¹ The research examines the impact of lifestyle interventions on compulsive eating behaviors in individuals with type 2… Continue reading Precision Metabolic Care is Changing What’s Possible in Chronic DiseaseÂ
What is a Calcium Score? In order to understand what a calcium score is, we must first understand how heart attacks occur. The initial stage of heart disease includes the formation of fatty plaques in the artery walls of the heart. The body, to protect itself, eventually puts calcium over these plaques to help stabilize… Continue reading Understanding CAC Scans & Heart Disease Risk
Presentation Authors: Laura Buchanan, MD; Matthew Calkins, MD; Camden Richardson, MD; Amy Eiges; Brian Wiley; Tia Reid; Vic Basmadjian; Tro Kalayjian, DO The TOWARD Health team was excited to share new data from its innovative metabolic employee wellness program at the 2026 Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP) conference in Boca Raton, FL. The results… Continue reading 54% Type 2 Diabetes Remission at One Year
