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Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage Update – What You Need To Know
Yellow fever is a serious, potentially deadly viral infection transmitted by mosquitos. This disease is most prevalent in certain parts of Africa and South America.
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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Eat Your Placenta
If you’re pregnant and are considering eating your placenta after delivery, you may want to rethink it.
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Why You Should Discuss Your Sex Life With Your Doctor
About 4 percent of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, but according to a new study these Americans may not be getting comprehensive care because doctors may not ask about their sexual orientation.
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What Our 3-Star Quality Rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Means to The Patient
Every year, thousands of Americans face major decisions about where to undergo surgery for heart disease or lung cancer.
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Want to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk? Do These Three Things
1 in 8 women will eventually develop breast cancer in her lifetime, but a recent review of 119 studies by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund found there are three key ways to reduce your risk.
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Treating Athletes with Lower Back Pain
This blog was written in conjunction with Harrison Youmans, MD.
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Summer Safety Tips: 5 Ways to Make Sure You Stay Out of the ER
With trips to the beach, vacations, festivals and more, summer means leisure for most people.
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In The Media… Shining a Spotlight on Nutrition
Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of talk in the media about the effect a diet high in animal fats can have on our health and mortality. To summarize, the narrative suggests that a diet rich in animal fats – including chicken, fish, eggs and dairy, as well red meats like beef and pork – is the root cause of such chronic medical conditions as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and even Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, recent media events have pointed out that processed meats like hot dogs, salami, bologna and other deli meats are ranked alongside cigarettes, asbestos and plutonium as a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Shaping Lives Through Everyday Victories
When we think of life-shaping experiences, we often recall childhood. We remember our first bicycle ride without training wheels, discovering our favorite foods or that first A on a school assignment — the everyday victories that helped shape our lives. For children and families who face neurologic conditions such as brain, spine and nerve injuries or disorders, life-shaping experiences take on different meanings where every word, step or smile can represent victories. Advances in pediatric neuroscience make these victories possible for children, even those who have not yet been born.
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Skin Cancer Patients Benefit From Next-Generation Treatments
Innovative new drug therapies are showing promise for curing patients with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. One such drug, Imylgic,® uses an engineered virus to shrink and destroy tumors while stimulating the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells elsewhere in the body.
