LGBTQ Pride!
It is unacceptable that so many in the LGBTQ community have faced harassment or discrimination while seeing a healthcare provider.
It is unacceptable that so many in the LGBTQ community have faced harassment or discrimination while seeing a healthcare provider.
Newer guidelines recommend all adults can start screening for colon cancer at the age of 45, or younger if there is a strong family history of colon cancer. Colonoscopy is one of our best tools to screen for and prevent cancer – accurate, reliable and efficient.
Are you wondering if you need to fast before your blood draw? Well, the answer may be No, and here are a few reasons why…
Did you know that a digital rectal exam (DRE) is no longer a part of a routine physical? Research shows this is not as helpful as we once thought it to be for screening for prostate cancer.
Gardening is a new hobby of mine, but I have always loved yard work. As silly as it may seem, even going outside to pull weeds in my front yardscape makes me feel better because it allows me to pause and just be outside with my plants.
The pandemic had a cascade (or should I say landslide?) of effects on our lives. One of the impacts that we’ve noticed as physicians is that many people missed their annual physicals.
Why am I so tired every day?
Why do I snore?
Why is my sleep so restless?
If you find yourself asking these questions, you might have sleep apnea.
Ellie Krieger is one of my favorite nutritionist chefs, and I love the recipes in her cookbook, So Easy. One of my favorite dishes in this book is Chicken with Warm Tomato-Corn Salad.
I recently read This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo, MD and it was a great read! Dr. Naidoo is a psychiatrist at Harvard and she has a special interest in how nutrition affects mental health; she is also a trained chef.
Hopefully you will be able to spend some time outside over the next few weeks, even if you are not taking a spring break. With the change in seasons and lovely weather comes intense sun rays and more time spent outdoors.