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  • 5 Things Your Radiologist Wants You to Know About Medical Imaging 

    Medical imaging is critical in the diagnostic and treatment process. Imaging studies including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, nuclear medicine and ultrasounds use various technologies to see below the skin's surface. These technologies are an important part of disease detection, monitoring existing conditions and determining treatment response.

  • Ladies: It’s Time to Stop Crossing Your Legs

    Ladies, I’m here to tell you something that is contrary to everything you were taught growing up: It’s time to stop crossing your legs.

  • Can You Be Addicted to Lip Balm?

    Have you ever been out to dinner with friends or in a meeting with colleagues and watched as someone constantly reached into his or her pocket or purse to repeatedly apply lip balm?

  • Don’t Ignore Headache that Causes Blurred Vision

    Headaches come in dozens of varieties, and, fortunately, most resolve themselves in a few hours with or without an over-the-counter pain remedy. But a recurring headache that causes blurred vision – or even temporary blindness – should not be ignored.

  • Bob Saget’s Death Highlights Dangers of Head Injuries

    TV star Bob Saget’s recent death from head trauma has raised awareness of the dangers of brain injuries and may leave you wondering when you should go to the ER after hitting your head.

  • 5 Pieces of Health Advice for College Freshmen

    Millions of recent high school graduates will enter college in the fall. While parents get their children ready for this experience — from attending orientation to shopping for dorm room supplies and textbooks — there’s something else you should do to prepare your child for the first year of college: make sure they’re well-informed from a health perspective.

  • Gallbladder: A Tiny Organ with a Big Impact

    It may not grab the spotlight the way the heart and lungs do, but your gallbladder plays a key role in your health. Understanding how this tiny but mighty organ works — and what can happen when it doesn’t — can you help identify potential problems.

  • Obesity Is More Deadly Than Smoking – Here’s Why

    A recent study reveals that deaths due to excess body fat and obesity have now overtaken smoking-related deaths in people older than 45. Although the study concentrated on England and Scotland, it raises some troubling implications about the health risks we are -- and are not -- focusing on.

  • Why Am I So Sad?

    Episode 6 Why Am I So Sad?

  • Too Much Salt Is Bad for Your Heart – and Sleep

    By this point, you’ve probably heard that eating too much salt is a key contributor to high blood pressure and a host of other health problems. But you may be surprised to learn that a diet high in salty snacks and meals also could be robbing you of restful sleep.