When a patient wants to speak with me about diet changes, our conversation might traditionally go something like this: Me: How are you eating these days? Patient: Generally healthy. Me: Okay, take me through what you ate yesterday. Patient: Um… Eggs for breakfast. No wait, a bagel.
Alzheimer’s disease, or AD, is the leading cause of neurodegenerative dementias, affecting many patients as well as families who want the best treatment for their loved ones.
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?
As the cold weather of winter descends upon much of the United States, millions of Americans will start — or intensify — their daily scratching frequency.
“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.
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.
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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.