Diseases & Conditions

The Cardiovascular Risks of Psoriasis
Diseases & Conditions

The Cardiovascular Risks of Psoriasis

Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE | May 3, 2023

The first thing you notice about psoriasis is the telltale skin rash, but the effects of this autoimmune disease are…

Move More to Reduce Cancer Risk
Diseases & Conditions

Move More to Reduce Cancer Risk

Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD | April 1, 2023

If you took a walk this morning to improve your heart health or lift your mood, you already know that…

Thyroid Eye Disease
Diseases & Conditions

Thyroid Eye Disease

Madhura A. Tamhankar, MD | March 20, 2023

If you have blurry vision and eyes that are red, dry, or watery, you might suspect anything from allergies to…

Dry Eye Disease
Eye Health

Dry Eye Disease

Esen Karamursel Akpek, MD | February 5, 2023

Anyone with a television has heard  of dry eye, thanks to decades of commercials for prescription dry-eye treatments. The condition…

New Screening Guidelines for Anxiety Disorders
Diseases & Conditions

New Screening Guidelines for Anxiety Disorders

Chris Iliades, MD | February 3, 2023

In October, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new guidelines for anxiety screening in primary care. They now…

Let’s Talk Voice Disorders
Diseases & Conditions

Let’s Talk Voice Disorders

Norman D. Hogikyan | January 7, 2023

Almost everyone has experienced a bout of hoarseness after singing along at a concert or cheering on a favorite sports…

Long COVID: How to Get Your Life Back
Diseases & Conditions

Long COVID: How to Get Your Life Back

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | January 1, 2023

One of the newest studies on the long-term risks of COVID-19, published in Nature Communications in October 2022, says it…

Do Colonoscopies Make A Difference?
Diseases & Conditions

Do Colonoscopies Make A Difference?

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

To screen or not to screen for colon cancer…. Most doctors advise their patients to begin colonoscopies starting at age…

Mind-Body Practices Can Help Beat Type 2 Diabetes
Diseases & Conditions

Mind-Body Practices Can Help Beat Type 2 Diabetes

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that limits the way your body regulates and uses sugar for energy, resulting…

Best Diabetes Drugs to Supplement Metformin
Diseases & Conditions

Best Diabetes Drugs to Supplement Metformin

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

Up to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which includes approximately 37 million Americans. Once diagnosed,…

How to Find Cancer in Dense Breasts
Diseases & Conditions

How to Find Cancer in Dense Breasts

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

About four out of 10 women have dense breasts. Density has nothing to do with size—it just means that dense…

Vegetarian Diets Increase Hip Fracture Risk in Women
Women's Health

Vegetarian Diets Increase Hip Fracture Risk in Women

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

Both vegetarian diets and hip fractures are becoming more common with women. In the U.S., about five percent of the…

What Causes Cognitive Problems in Breast Cancer Survivors?
Women's Health

What Causes Cognitive Problems in Breast Cancer Survivors?

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

If you’re a breast cancer survivor, your memory might not be as sharp as it used to be. Cognitive problems…

Beat Autoimmune Disease with This Short-Term Diet
Diseases & Conditions

Beat Autoimmune Disease with This Short-Term Diet

Jennifer Roelands, MD | December 7, 2022

We all know that good food is medicine and that cleaning up our diets is often a key component of…

Diverticular Disease
Diseases & Conditions

Diverticular Disease

Jamison Starbuck, ND | November 8, 2022

If you are over 60, there’s a good chance you have pouches in the walls of your intestines (called diverticula).…