Improving global health care is daunting, especially given the ever-increasing complexities and challenges facing providers worldwide....

Remember sex ed class in school? Who can forget the cringeworthy sight of watching a teacher put a condom on a banana? It hasn’t gotten...

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. If you’ve just read that and think you can ignore it because you don’t use tobacco products, it...

Titanium. It’s nature’s super-metal, named after the Titans of Greek mythology — a race of all-powerful deities — because of its superior...

So you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes? Well, you’ve been given a second chance with your health. Prediabetes means your blood sugar...

As soon as you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, you not only have to deal with many emotions but also decisions that will touch every...

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, patients can feel like they’ve embarked on an unplanned journey through a strange land, where...

​​ The guidelines for when and how often to get common cancer screening tests such as colonoscopies, PAP smears, PSA tests and mammograms...

Imagine a disease that can strike any joint or organ at any time, with no known cause or cure. Sarcoidosis is just that — an elusive...

​​ With more than one-third of Americans now considered obese, it seems like everyone from first lady Michelle Obama on down is looking...

​​ Maybe you’ve noticed it when you watch TV shows and movies from a few decades ago. Or when you look at old photographs. Or when you go...

​​ When a stroke hits, time is precious. There is a narrow window of time for lifesaving measures, usually only a few hours. Until recent...

​​ The real life of an emergency room nurse might not be exactly what's depicted on TV, but there can still be plenty of drama....

Are you a starfish or a log? A face planter or a thinker? Sleep experts say that although sleep positions are largely a matter of...

Have you ever watched your dog or cat blissfully napping next to you and wondered, “Why can’t I do that?” The truth is, you can and...

In-line skating probably is an activity you remember fondly from childhood. However, there’s a resurgence in in-line skating among adults...

From young children with autism to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to seniors with Alzheimer's disease — and just typical...

When it comes to self-defense, your best moves are not maneuvers you’ve only read about or seen in movies — experts encourage you to take...

It’s summertime, and sleeping is often not all that easy. With or without air conditioning, many people have trouble sleeping in warm...

Do you suffer from daily sneezing, sniffling, runny nose, watery eyes or clogged sinuses? You could be one of the millions of people with...

In addition to being painful, arthritis can be limiting. Simple everyday tasks become major challenges. Fortunately, many clever,...

​​ If you think you are too young to be one of the 600,000 folks considering having knee replacement this year, you may be surprised....

When you move a loved one into a memory care community, your family is entering a whole new world. Modern memory care is highly...

Americans spent more than ever on cosmetic surgery in 2013—more than $12 billion. Nearly 2 million procedures were performed, a 6.5...

Curing cancer is still the holy grail of health care. Unfortunately, there is no perfect cure for every cancer in every patient. That...

It is just as important to plan for success after cancer treatment as it is before beginning it, experts say. In 2006, the Institute of...

Practically every celebrity, TV show and magazine related to food or health has come out with a list of “superfoods” we all should be...

When a loved one is slipping away, your family's whole world shifts. You're often on unfamiliar ground, dealing with complicated medical...

Up until very recently, a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration was a point of no return in vision loss. (AMD is when retinal...

We've all seen the words "gluten free" on food labels and menus more and more these days, denoting a food is free of gluten, a protein...

Do you take a vitamin pill every day? If so, did you ever stop to consider whether you actually need it? Have you read the label? Do your...

There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save...