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Raise your legs after. Drink cough syrup before. Eat oysters. Avoid exercise. Take that laptop off your lap. Boxers or briefs. Quantity. Quality. Time of day. Time of month. Those are just a sampling of the countless age-old myths and old wives’ tales you’ve heard when it comes to [...]
By Amy Tilara, MD, and Kunal Gupta, MD, MBA As the medical field advances, our goal is to provide care that is more effective at diagnosing and treating problems, yet less invasive for patients. The growing field of interventional gastroenterology (GI) is one of the areas in which we’ve made major [...]
By Jeremy Dayner, MD Summer means that hospital Emergency Rooms will see an increase in cases related to excessive heat, water emergencies, and sports/recreation accidents. From watching medical programs on TV, you might assume ER patients arrive at the hospital in critical condition, often as the result of outlandish medical [...]
By Wendy Reizer Pondering procrastination I don’t know why it took me so long to get my first mammogram. I keep trying to figure out why I procrastinated for more than 10 years past the recommended baseline screening age. I don’t think it was fear. And it certainly wasn’t [...]
By Nirav K. Shah, MD, FACS As youth athletes start to gear up for fall sports, including football, soccer, cheerleading and wrestling, parents, and coaches and teachers should know how to recognize and properly respond to head injuries, particularly concussions. Studies have shown head injuries are more likely [...]
By Brian Mason, PT, DPT In my 30 years as a physical therapist, I have seen many times how pain can lead to a vicious cycle of worsening physical and mental health. The downward spiral happens this way: A person experiences pain. He or she limits activity [...]
By Seth S. Joseffer, MD, FACS While other types of cancer have increased or decreased over the past 25 years, brain cancer cases have remained fairly constant. In all, there are more than 120 different types of brain tumors, but glioblastoma (the most malignant brain tumor) accounts for roughly a [...]
By Amy Tilara, MD People who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can sometimes develop a potentially dangerous condition called Barrett’s esophagus. Barrett’s esophagus causes the cells lining the esophagus to change into cells similar to those in the intestine. It’s the body’s reaction to long-term exposure to [...]
By Spencer Kroll, MD, PhD, FNLA Heightened focus on soaring cholesterol levels and the associated risks for heart disease has led to many new advances in medicines and therapies which are emerging at a rapid pace. In the past few years, we have also seen a shift in [...]
By Joseph R. Raccuglia, MD I know a young woman who is a bright student but left her studies to come home after just six months at a large university. She was academically well prepared — and she is doing well now at a local community college — [...]
