Holiday season is in full swing. Spirits are up, and so are emergency room visits. With extreme eating, drinking, stress, and accidents from decorating, ER admissions generally increase…
All across the country, hospital visits are starting to feel a little bit more like a trip to a luxury resort. From room service to spa services…
Hospitals may have been slow to jump on the social media bandwagon, but it turns out these platforms may actually help to improve patient care. Hospitals across…
With some prodding by the federal government, more and more hospitals and other medical practices are giving patients access to medical records, physician advice and other useful…
If you are on a gluten-restricted diet, shopping will be a whole lot easier pretty soon. For years, the term “Gluten-Free” was not regulated, giving manufacturers the…
Over the summer, the American Medical Association officially labeled obesity a disease. The new designation informed 78 million American adults and 12 million American children that they…
Every patient wants the best medical care available. With a shortage of primary care doctors in the United States, should nurse practitioners be given the same responsibilities…
Approximately 300,000 Americans are infected with Lyme disease each year, according to new information released by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. This new estimate suggests…
I have moved a number of times in the past few years, and with each new city comes new doctors. Some of these doctors have been wonderful…
When I tell people that I am a yoga teacher, they very often respond, “Oh, I tried yoga once. I wasn’t any good.” When I tell people…
