Health Matters

I work in geriatrics. For many years, when my older patients would tell me they were getting only five or six hours of sleep and waking up feeling refreshed, I would respond by saying, "Sure. That’s part of the normal aging process and to be expected."

This season, you may have heard a lot about respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV. What is it, and why is it getting so much attention now?

What if a drug that works for most people turned toxic in your body because of your genetic makeup? ...

As the cold weather of winter descends upon much of the United States, millions of Americans will start — or intensify — their daily scratching frequency.

If I could have a megaphone and shout one message from the mountaintop, it would be this: eat well, sleep enough, and exercise regularly.

Your doctor doesn’t have to tell you to eat well, sleep enough, and exercise regularly. You already know this.

“I can’t see to put on makeup!” “I can’t see the food on my plate!” “I can’t see the dashboard!” “I can’t see my cell phone!” People who say such things may be suffering from presbyopia.

The gallbladder is a small organ attached to the liver that stores and releases bile into the intestines.

One in every 5-10 patients seeing a family physician complains of fatigue, and one in every 10-20 Americans has hypothyroidism.

Each year, Healthnetwork Foundation honors a select group of our partner physicians with Service Excellence Awards to thank them for their superb service and recognize them for their groundbreaking contributions to medicine.

Some people live for years with AFib without problems or symptoms. Others may experience heart palpitations, lack of energy, lightheadedness, fainting, chest pain or pressure, or shortness of breath even at rest.

Imagine that your 11-year-old daughter or granddaughter, once a bubbly, active little girl, is crippled with chronic stomach pain. The family has tried everything—nothing is working. Where do you go?

When the Mayo Clinic Proceedings published an editorial titled “When Patients and their Families Feel Like Hostages to Healthcare” in August 2017, the title was not only provocative but also true.

By virtue of your connection to Healthnetwork Foundation, you have the opportunity to hear directly from our nation’s top medical leaders, scientists, and researchers.

Years of experience with patients suffering from chronic pain have revealed that the following strategies yield the greatest benefits for reducing pain and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.

Over the last 15 years medical researchers have discovered that digestive health matters far more than we used to think.

Strokes kill more than 100,000 Americans annually and cause permanent disability in hundreds of thousands more.

2021 must see the return to being proactive about personal health. During the pandemic, everything from mammograms, blood pressure checkups, and physicals got canceled. Many never rescheduled.

Catholics believe that the human person possesses an integrally connected body and soul. Yet modern medicine almost exclusively focuses on the body and leaves “spiritual matters” to one’s personal inclinations. But science is revealing that what we do with our spiritual lives strongly impacts the health of our bodies, and health care professionals should pay heed.

At work, you’re responsible for many people. You’re in relationships, and you’re integrated in a community where your choices influence others. My challenge to you is this: be the CEO not only of your own health, but also of those in your sphere of influence.