Hello again, dear readers, and welcome back to our monthly letters column. You’ve kept our mailboxes overflowing, so we’ll dive right in.
Whether directly or indirectly, diabetes affects us all. In fact, more than 34 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and another 88 millio…
As a physician who cares for cancer patients, I know firsthand the power of early screening. I have seen patients who put off screening, only …
Dear Doctor: We used to tease our grandmother for putting a dab of honey on our scraped knees when we were kids. But now I’m hearing about som…
Back to school will again look a little bit different this year, both compared with pre-pandemic normalcy and because of possible differing CO…
Dear Doctor: Why is it so hard to relearn to walk? Our dad recently had a stroke, and getting back on his feet has been a long struggle. It’s …
MADISON, Wis.—As temperatures rise, Wisconsinites are getting back outside and into the water. The Pediatric Injury Prevention program at Amer…
Dear Doctor: I’ve suffered from kidney stones since 2017. A parathyroid test came back high, as did my serum calcium. An endocrinologist has r…
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and its contractors are beginning design work on the first phase o…
Dear Doctor: How common are night sweats in men, and what causes them? I tease my husband that he’s having sympathy hot flashes, but he’s not …
There’s plenty of good news when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinators have ample vaccine supply, which wasn’t the case just a few sho…
Dear Doctor: I read about a family whose little girl got paralyzed by a tick. How does that happen? There are a lot of ticks where we live, an…
A pandemic has no respect for the psychological wellbeing of children. But in times of COVID-19 or not, less-than-desirable behavioral pattern…
Michelle Obama is launching a nonprofit campaign that aims to provide more than 1 million meals to food-insecure families in connection with t…
American Heart Association News
American Heart Association News
Hispanic stroke survivors know about the underlying health conditions that place them at risk for heart disease and subsequent strokes, but on…
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Dear Doctor: Our dad is 67 years old and just got a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. His doctor told us that getting regular exercise c…
Dear Doctor: My gym has been closed for months, so I’ve been doing online workouts during the pandemic. A guy in our session keeps talking abo…
While 2020 may be an unusual year in many ways, one thing that isn’t unusual is the number of patients we see with shoulder pain. It’s a prett…
While 2020 may be an unusual year in many ways, one thing that isn’t unusual is the number of patients we see with shoulder pain. It’s a prett…
Dear Doctors: I’ve heard that when you’re on a diet and you decrease caloric intake by a lot, your body will start to consume muscle for energ…