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MENTAL

Salmon Is Taking Center Stage in Kids’ Personality Disorders

Research is broadening its attention to dietary supplements and foods to address several disorders, and the latest is for kids with schizotypal personalities.

ENVIRON

Carrying On in a World That Can Seem Beyond Repair

World events can be overwhelming - the straw that breaks the camel's back for those who battle mental health issues. But there are things you can do to mitigate the threat and safeguard your wellbeing.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

DISEASES

Making Advanced Cancer a Chronic Disease

“CANCER SPREAD” HAS SUCH dreadful implications. Having helped individuals with cancer for over three decades, discussions around metastases still shake me. Fortunately, age-adjusted death rates are...

Chiari Malformation (CM), Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Chiari malformations are structural defects in the base of the skull and cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance. Normally the cerebellum and parts of the brain stem

It’s Time to Up Our Messaging Game Ahead of Another Winter with COVID

This is not the time to roll out stale messaging delivered by a carousel of health officials trying to convince the public to get the test kits.

Too Much of a Good Thing

Antimicrobial resistance is not an American problem; it is a threat shared by every country

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Proving Vaccine Safety Without Relying on Science

It's the hottest debate of the year. How safe is the Covid Vaccine? Should you get it? What are the risks? What's the point if you can still catch the coronavirus? Why bother if you still need to wear a mask? Will it make you sterile?

CARDIO

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Calling Tomorrow. Has Time Proven Covid Quacks and Conspiracy Theorists Right or Wrong?

Have any of the prominent anti-vaccine voices been proven right over the last year? Covid misinformation defies logic, time an reasoning.