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  • Looking for a Midwife? Here’s What You Should Know

    One of the first of many decisions you’ll have to make once you find out you’re having a baby is choosing a healthcare practitioner who will provide compassionate care throughout your pregnancy and postpartum journey.

  • Physical Therapy Is Key for ALS Patients

    As “Euphoria” star Eric Dane, also long beloved as Dr. McSteamy on “Grey’s Anatomy,” publicly shares his battle with ALS, many are curious about this diagnosis and how people live with it.

  • Headaches in Pregnancy: What’s Normal and What’s Not

    It’s not unusual to get an occasional headache when you’re pregnant, and it’s typically nothing dangerous. But there are serious conditions that can cause headaches, so pay attention to how frequently you get them and watch for symptoms like weakness, vision changes, vomiting and severe pain.

  • Do You Need an OB-GYN?

    Obstetrician? Gynecologist? Primary care physician? If you’re a woman, you have a variety of doctors you can see for health care, but which one—ones?—do you really need?

  • What To Look for When Picking a Physical Therapist

    Much like choosing a doctor, it’s important to find a physical therapist who understands your specific medical problem and has a detailed plan to treat it.

  • 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.

  • Foods for Migraines: Food as Prevention

    As I outlined in the first part of this series, food is believed to play a significant part in the triggering of migraine headaches. But what if it can also help to prevent them?

  • How Physical Therapy Can Help with Multiple Sclerosis

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. It’s usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, and is more common in women. Because MS affects the central nervous system, it can cause a variety of symptoms such as visual, sensory, balance and cognitive issues, as well as weakness and fatigue.

  • Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk with 5 Lifestyle Choices

    New research published in the journal Neurology shows that memory loss and cognitive decline related to dementia can be significantly reduced with a combination of healthy lifestyles. Dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease, affects someone's ability to function normally in society and is a leading cause of death in the United States.

  • Does Your Head Hurt? It May Be a Cluster Headache

    Have you ever had a headache so mind-numbing and painful that you could barely think? Maybe it was a migraine or sinus headache, but it’s also possible that it was a cluster headache.