Health
Column: Power of vaccines against a pandemic: same story, new chapter
Polio no longer stalks children in this country, but in the early 1950s, outbreaks caused more than 15,000 cases of paralysis each year. Until smallpo...
December 17th, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: ADHD can be managed
Question: — My son is in early teen years. He has a brilliant mind and can do different things if he focuses his mind on it. But he cannot focus...
December 2nd, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Maximizing a doctor call
Question: I’m planning to go to a new doctor for first time. I do not know what to do. I have gone to the doctor with my grandma, and I know a l...
November 11th, 2020 |
Sniff test effective on virus
Many of us have encountered new pandemic-related checkpoints as we’ve tried to enter a workplace or medical office. There’s no entry until...
October 28th, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Menopause and weight gain
Question: I am going through change of life. Fortunately, I do not have hot flashes or cold sweats. I lead a very disciplined life routine. I play ten...
October 21st, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Varicose veins and leg swelling
Question: I am a 50 year old and work as a receptionist. I have an ulcer and swelling of legs at my ankles for the last several years. I have to eleva...
October 7th, 2020 |
Why are Black men in the U.S. more likely to die from prostate cancer?
LIMA — Black men in the U.S. are nearly 60% more likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes and more than twice as likely to die from ...
September 23rd, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Is osteoporosis overblown?
Question: The other day I went to my doctor and she recommended me to get the test to find out if I have osteoporosis because I was losing my height. ...
September 9th, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Do these symptoms add up to menopause?
Question: I am feeling miserable. I am getting hot and cold flashes without any reason. What makes it worse is that I can’t sleep at night. I pe...
September 2nd, 2020 |
Ask a Doctor: Helping manage childhood diabetes
Question: A friend with a child with Type 1 diabetes frequently lets the child have high carbs, saying she just ups the quantity of insulin to counter...
August 26th, 2020 |
