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  • Costochondritis: Chest Pain That Feels Like a Heart Attack

    Although it is exceedingly rare for teens to have heart attacks, it is not uncommon for them to have chest pain. That can be really scary for you and your child. But when the cause of the sharp pain is costochondritis, you can rest easy knowing that your child does not have a dangerous condition.

  • “Mommy Juice” Culture Can Lead to Drinking Problems

    You’ve likely seen shirts that say, “I’m not a regular mom — I’m a wine mom,” the stemless wine glasses with the words “mommy juice” printed in fancy font, the memes that make light of mom groups day-drinking on playdates. These days, “wine mom” culture — a term that refers to moms who drink to escape the stresses of parenthood — is pervasive. Moms are inundated with the message that drinking wine comes with being a mother. And while it may seem harmless and a funny, wine mom culture has become a major public health concern.

  • Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies

    Looking for a heart-healthy alternative to serve for dessert? Try this tasty vegan sweet potato brownie recipe by Lauren Popeck, a registered dietitian with Orlando Health.

  • How To Prevent Your Child from Becoming Dehydrated

    It’s not just vigorous activity in the heat that can cause your child to become dehydrated. Cold and flu season could also put your child at risk -- and it can happen faster than you might think.

  • When Your Child Hurts: What Is Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome?

    Before you chalk up your teen’s vague complaints of pain to an attempt to stay home from school, consider this: As many as 40 percent of children suffer from chronic pain and 7.5 percent have amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). Cases of AMPS are on the rise, thanks to the pandemic that has left kids more depressed, isolated and sedentary.

  • Combination Chemotherapy Drug Helps Women Grow New Eggs

    It’s common knowledge that cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can affect a woman’s fertility, but a new study indicates that a specific type of cancer treatment may in fact help some women grow new eggs.

  • Dr. Gupta answers: Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes?

    I am a 56-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I have a vitamin D deficiency and I also have a genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. All of this is being monitored by blood work every three weeks, but I feel sometimes as if I correct one thing, it throws something else off (cholesterol, etc.).  I feel like I have to have a specialist for each aspect of this disease!

    Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes and other issues?

    The phrase "too many cooks in the kitchen" can sometimes apply to the world of medicine. It may be helpful to get a sub-specialist opinion on each topic but then bring all the ideas back together with a general internist or family practitioner who can help sort through all the recommendations and prioritize which to focus on first.

  • Not Feeling Well? Don’t Rely on Dr. Google To Diagnose Your Condition

    You’ve had a pounding headache for hours, and you start to worry. So you go online and look up your symptoms. That’s when the panic sets in: You have brain cancer.

  • Do Weight-loss Drugs Cause Unplanned Pregnancies?

    You’re watching social media videos, say, and see formerly overweight women crooning about how they got pregnant thanks to weight-loss drugs.

  • Bariatric Surgery or Weight-loss Drugs? How About Both

    Weight-loss surgeries are proven to help overweight people lose weight and keep it off permanently, with limited risk. Now a slew of drugs are being prescribed with the same promise.