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  • Playing Contact Sports? Why You Need a Mouthguard

    This blog was written in conjunction with Daryl Osbahr, MD. 

  • Christina Applegate and Selma Blair shine a light on MS diagnosis and treatment

    If you watched the latest seasons of Dead to Me or Dancing with the Stars, you saw two well-known actors powering through the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

  • It's All in the Wrist: Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    If you’re among the 4 million to 10 million Americans affected with carpal tunnel syndrome, you know how painful this condition can be. But it can be treated — often without surgery. Knowing the signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, along with your treatment options, may help you manage this common condition. 

  • PrEP for HIV Prevention: Here’s What You Need To Know

    If you’re worried about contracting HIV, you might be considering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a prescription medication that that reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by 99 percent and is at least 75 percent effective in protecting individuals who use injected drugs. 

  • Trouble Swallowing Pills? Here’s What You Can Do About It

    A “hard pill to swallow” isn’t just an old saying for people who have difficulty taking medication.

  • The truth about heels: It hurts

    Always choose fashion over comfort, right? Well, not always. Studies suggest that those sky-high heels that many women love to wear could be the cause of the aches and pains that plague the fashion forward.

  • Risk Factors for Heart Disease

    High blood pressure is called the silent killer because there are no symptoms. The higher your blood pressure, the greater chance you have of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney disease. An estimated 1 in 4 American adults have high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of force applied by the blood flow against the artery walls every time your heart beats. This pressure helps the blood carry vital oxygen to all the limbs and organs in your body. When your blood pressure is too high, damage occurs. 

  • Be Your Own Heart Hero on World Heart Day

    World Heart Day is celebrated every year on September 29th. This global campaign highlights the actions that we each can take to prevent and control cardiovascular disease (CVD). Created by the World Health Federation, World Heart Day raises awareness around the globe that CVD, including heart disease and stroke, claims 17.9 million lives each year?, making it the world’s leading cause of death. But it doesn’t need to be this way.

  • Recognizing the Widowmaker Heart Attack

    Fans of the television series “This is Us” finally found out how Jack Pearson, the father, died, but they still had a lot of questions that weren’t related to the episode. After saving his family, the dog and precious mementos from a house fire, Jack died from a sudden heart attack, commonly known as a widowmaker. Although long-time viewers already knew the character, who was always seen in flashbacks, had died, they were devastated. How could a catastrophic heart attack affect such a young and seemingly healthy person? Online searches for the term “widowmaker” surged 5000% after the show aired.

  • Love Your Heart: Eat Breakfast

    If you’re trying to lose weight and think skipping breakfast is a good start, think again. Breakfast is often considered the most important meal for good reason, and when you skip it, either to reduce calories or because you’re in a rush, you may actually end up gaining more weight.