Most patients have an idea of how surgery and chemotherapy work. It’s not difficult to picture a surgeon cutting out a cancer or a medical oncologist prescribing chemotherapy. But how does radiation therapy work? For the vast majority of patients, and a good number of physicians, radiation therapy is a completely foreign concept. In my… Read More »
Glucosamine is a popular dietary supplement used to treat osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease caused by insufficient regeneration of cartilage in joints, most often in the knees and hips. It gets worse over time and causes joint pain, difficulties walking and disability. There is no known cure, but there are a few ways to… Read More »
Democrats should tread carefully when talking about a “Medicare for all” framework that eliminates the role of private insurers, according to one potential 2020 candidate. “Remember when President Obama said, ‘If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance,’” Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said Sunday during an interview on NBC’s “Meet to Press.” “And… Read More »
Casey King has been very honest in his journey battling obesity on the latest season of TLC’s Family by the Ton (airing Wednesday nights), the spinoff of the hit reality series My 600-lb Life. The 700-pound 34-year-old from Georgia is ready to dramatically change his lifestyle in order to lose weight, including adopting a new… Read More »
We live in a world which heavily focuses on external appearances. This has led to an extraordinary amount of beauty products both homemade and for sale. Thanks to the sea of twisted marketing campaigns, celebrity endorsements, photoshopped models and reality TV shows, there is immense pressure on people to have the “perfect look”. We invest a… Read More »
Not everyone is lucky enough to love their job. For some, the work just isn’t stimulating or interesting. In other cases, it may be that the chosen career or company you’re at isn’t a particularly good fit. Or maybe the job itself is fine, but the boss or co-workers are the problem. More specifically, perhaps… Read More »