Diseases & Conditions

How to Create Your Family Medical History
Diseases & Conditions

How to Create Your Family Medical History

David Sherer, MD | January 23, 2024

It is common to have only a limited sense of relatives’ medical problems. But it’s also dangerous—many problems have a…

When Are You “Safe”?
Diseases & Conditions

When Are You “Safe”?

Kelli McCourt | January 16, 2024

The bridal shower my cousin had planned for her future daughter-in-law was nearly cancelled because her son had COVID, and…

Even Older Adults Can Get STIs
Diseases & Conditions

Even Older Adults Can Get STIs

Matthew Hamill, MD, PhD, MPH | January 8, 2024

There’s an epidemic in the US, but doctors and patients often fail to discuss it—sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are…

Pneumonia: Prevention Is Your Top Priority
Diseases & Conditions

Pneumonia: Prevention Is Your Top Priority

William Schaffner, MD | January 4, 2024

Pneumonia can happen any time—not just during the cold months. And since it can become very serious, even life-threatening, prevention…

Coping with a Dementia Diagnosis
Diseases & Conditions

Coping with a Dementia Diagnosis

Elizabeth Landsverk, MD | December 15, 2023

A dementia diagnosis can be received with a crushing finality. The frightening decline into late-stage dementia that lies ahead can…

Peyronie’s Disease: A Common Problem for Men
Diseases & Conditions

Peyronie’s Disease: A Common Problem for Men

Run Wang, MD | December 3, 2023

Historically, few men have wanted to talk to their doctors about a common problem that strikes one in 10 men…

Diverticulitis: What It Is…How to Prevent It
Digestive

Diverticulitis: What It Is…How to Prevent It

V. Liana Tsikitis, MD | November 24, 2023

No longer a condition affecting mostly older people in Western countries, diverticulitis now can develop in people of all ages—even…

Your Gallbladder: The Little Organ That Has a Big Impact on Your Health
Diseases & Conditions

Your Gallbladder: The Little Organ That Has a Big Impact on Your Health

Stephen Pereira, MD | November 10, 2023

The gallbladder—it’s fair to say that most of us know very little about this small organ…until something goes wrong, and…

Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Eye Health

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Mark H. Nelson, MD, MBA | November 9, 2023

Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), is a degenerative disease of the macula, a part of the…

The Disease of Loneliness
Diseases & Conditions

The Disease of Loneliness

Charles B. Inlander | November 8, 2023

You have probably never thought of loneliness as a disease, but, more and more, loneliness is being viewed as a…

When Hiccups Won’t Stop

When Hiccups Won’t Stop

Chris Iliades, MD | November 7, 2023

If you follow celebrity news, you may have learned about sports superstar Bo Jackson’s health ordeal. Bo, who survived professional…

Natural Medicine and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Respiratory

Natural Medicine and Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Jamison Starbuck, ND | November 4, 2023

There has been a lot of talk recently about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), recognized since 1956 as a mild respiratory…

COVID-Negative Long Haulers

COVID-Negative Long Haulers

Igor Koralnik, MD | November 2, 2023

While the pandemic is largely behind us, millions of people are still experiencing long-lasting chronic pain, brain fog, shortness of…

The New Obesity Drugs

The New Obesity Drugs

Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA | November 1, 2023

Thanks to decades of research, we now know that diet, exercise and other lifestyle modifications are essential for general wellness…

Health-Care Advertising
Diseases & Conditions

Health-Care Advertising

Charles B. Inlander | October 8, 2023

Prior to the 1980s, health-care advertising was barely noticeable. The bulk of the products advertised on television or in magazines…