Lifestyle
Can Winter’s Chill Actually Make You Sick?
Are there aspects of winter that make us sick? If so, what should we do to stay healthy in peak respiratory illness season & how can we get better quickly?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Energy Boosters
While the choice of energy-boosting products is broader than ever, some are beneficial and others are not. And, some should be avoided altogether.
Don’t Believe These Teeth Whitening Myths
Myths about teeth whitening abound. While some are simply inaccurate, some do more harm than good. Here are 9 teeth whitening myths you should not believe.
When Things Get Tough, Birding Might Save You
A 5-minute pause to watch a finch courting his mate or listen to the soothing call of a lesser goldfinch might not save the world but it might just save you!
Women's Health
Trust is the Essence of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Anger & depression after multiple readmissions led a cancer patient, a surgeon, to lose trust in her doctor. Here's how they repaired the relationship.
The Importance of Women’s Brains in Alzheimer’s Research
Understanding sex differences in human brains is crucial for the implementation of precision medicine in Alzheimer's Disease-it may also help us find a cure.
Why Infertility Treatment Should be a Covered Benefit
Infertility is a disease and deserves to be covered by health insurance like other medical conditions. There are compelling business and social reasons to support this case.
How Do I Know if I Have Skin Cancer?
If you find a growth on your skin, how do you know if it's cancer? You won’t know for sure but a dermatologist will--most skin cancers are curable if found early.
The Problem with the Way Women Speak
The way women speak is criticized as being too high-pitched, girly, whiny, or worse, but here's why women's voices are just fine the way they are.
Politicians are fanning the dark side in America giving rise to entrenched divisions. But pulling away to our corners while insulting, demonizing, and dehumanizing people who look or think differently is a formula for national disaster.
Is your doctor overwhelmed by patients and other clinical duties? Here are some things you, as a patient, can do get your doctor to truly engage with you as a person.
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) doesn’t meet criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder but is common & has serious consequences.
Stretching after an injury can be beneficial to recovery but it is paramount to know the dos and don’t related to stretching so you don’t make things worse.
Accelerated aging and disease in the skin are largely driven by excess oxidative particles generated by sun exposure and other environmental factors.
Payers are already rolling out initiatives to address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). Some are also incorporating SDoH into value-based payments models.
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Don’t Believe These Teeth Whitening Myths
Myths about teeth whitening abound. While some are simply inaccurate, some do more harm than good. Here are 9 teeth whitening myths you should not believe.
The Reasons Why Medical Practices Merge
Medical practices merge to lower costs & increase capacity, but diversification, survival during tough times, and competitive advantage play a role as well.
When Things Get Tough, Birding Might Save You
A 5-minute pause to watch a finch courting his mate or listen to the soothing call of a lesser goldfinch might not save the world but it might just save you!
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New research finds that dementia has a substantial impact on the costs and prevalence of certain common comorbid conditions compared with matched individuals without dementia.
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Sexual health, including erectile dysfunction, typically declines with age but there are ways to slow it down with a proactive strategy of sexual anti-aging.
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Asking who should be restricted from gun ownership is not the right question, we should be asking who has demonstrated that they have earned the right to have one.