“Be grateful for triggers, they point to where you are not free.” ~Unknown Your triggers are your responsibility. I know, it doesn’t land so nicely, does it? But it’s the truth. The moment you truly understand this, you let others…
Month: February 2024
Feb. 22, 2024 — Injectable weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Saxenda, and Zepbound have been getting all the glory lately, but they’re not for everyone. If the inconvenience or cost of weight-loss drugs isn’t for you, another approach may be…
To understand whether Wegovy should be used as part of the solution for childhood obesity, you first have to understand the problem. Megan Kelsey, MD That’s not always easy, even for a doctor, says Megan Kelsey, MD, medical director of…
“The first step towards change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden Do me a favor and don’t tell my wife what I’m about to share with you. I have an absurd number of weaknesses. Just kidding. My…
Feb. 20, 2024 – Taking a B vitamin supplement that contains niacin could put people at an increased risk of heart disease. Led by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that as many…
Feb. 20, 2024 – When Billy Frolick, 63, collapsed in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, fate was on his side. It just so happened that Lauren Westafer, DO, an emergency room doctor, was catching a connecting flight…
Feb. 21, 2024 – Eyeglasses are ubiquitous. More people wear them than don’t, with some 62% of Americans wearing corrective eyewear in any number of shapes and styles. And that doesn’t even account for the 45 million of us who…
If you have a relapsing form of MS, the most important thing is early treatment with an effective disease-modifying therapy (DMT). https://img.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/other/medical_illustration_blue_brain_pain_01_other/1800x1200_medical_illustration_blue_brain_pain_01_other.jpg 2024-02-21 17:29:49
By Darbi Haynes-Lawrence, PhD, as told to Evan Starkman It’s been 13 years since my neurologist diagnosed me with relapsing-remitting MS, and I still forget that I’m disabled a lot. I’m 47, but in my brain I’m still a college…
If your child suddenly has an attack of diarrhea and vomiting, and they complain of a stomachache, you may think to yourself, “stomach flu.” No, not really. What’s often called “stomach flu” is gastroenteritis, an infection of the stomach and…