By Carolyn Newberry, MD, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “Eating for a Healthy Weight,” Carolyn Newberry, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, answered viewer questions about how to…
Year: 2023
June 28, 2023 – A smartwatch can tell you a lot about your health, but for guarding against big threats like diabetes and heart disease, blood tests remain the gold standard – for now. Someday, a wearable patch could give…
BY GEORGE HALVORSON We know from the current annual report from the Medicare trustees that Medicare Advantage is saving Medicare, and that Medicare will be a much stronger program as Medicare Advantage continues to grow. When we look at actual…
THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 22 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are delivery & platform expert Vince Kuraitis (@VinceKuraitis); privacy expert and entrepreneur Deven McGraw (@HealthPrivacy); and back after way too long of an absence,…
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate.”~Anthon St. Maarten There are some words that get painfully…
By KIM BELLARD I’m seeing two conflicting yet connected visions about the future. One is when journalist David Wallace-Wells says we might be in for “golden age for medicine,” with CRISPR and mRNA revolutionizing drug development. The second is the…
BY KIM BELLARD I’m seeing two conflicting yet connected visions about the future. One is when journalist David Wallace-Wells says we might be in for “golden age for medicine,” with CRISPR and mRNA revolutionizing drug development. The second is the…
June 27, 2023 — When she was in her 60s, Carole E., a retired accountant’s assistant in Albuquerque, NM, started having neck pain. She found out that three of her neck vertebrae were compressed and her whole spinal canal was…
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise Hay When I was growing up, it felt like nothing was good enough for my dad. And all I longed for was…
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When a child unintentionally shoots and kills another child in the United States, they’ve likely been playing around with an unlocked, loaded gun, new research reveals. Analyzing a…