If you live in Hawaii you probably have reason to celebrate, while those residing in Mississippi may need to carefully consider their lifestyle. That’s because national data Rick…
In some people with cancer in their lungs, fluid accumulates around the lung and may result in a range of symptoms, including lung collapse. Such fluid accumulation, called…
Have you been vaccinated against mumps? Most people in the United States can answer yes, yet there’s been a disturbing resurgence of the infectious disease nationally. A study…
There’s no question that managing behavioral symptoms of dementia is hard for caregivers, but antipsychotic medications aren’t the answer. That assertion was affirmed by the Centers for Medicare…
If you’re a woman who chooses to have mammography screening, what are the chances that you end up with a biopsy if routine mammography is used versus magnetic…
If you have a stroke involving a blood clot, how long does your doctor have to retrieve it surgically and improve your outcome? The answer to that question…
Even one cigarette a day still confers substantial cardiovascular risk, as Rick and I discuss on PodMed TT this week. That’s according to a meta-analysis in the British…
Reducing your risk of diabetes: that’s one more benefit to breastfeeding, as reported in a 30-year study in JAMA Internal Medicine Rick and I discussed in this week’s…
