health

It’s human nature to tell stories about the past, and doctors aren’t immune to that impulse. The second year medical students rotating through my...

As a general internist who does primary care for adult and elderly patients, I talk to patients a lot about arthritis and joint replacement...

“Well, doc,” the patient was telling me, “I get winded so easily now. I can hardly go to the mailbox without stopping to catch...

  During our most recent family movie night, we watched one of my favorites: Encanto. At one point in the movie, a character who has...

As husband and wife urologists, we talk a lot about sex (mainly at work). There are several issues that commonly arise in our patients...

“I’ve got this cough that just won’t go away,” my patient says, and I know this story all too well. Chronic cough, a cough...

“No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This is the...

  I confess that occasionally even doctors get squeamish. Or perhaps more honestly, this doctor does. My personal list has gotten pretty short, but one...

Winter weather has finally arrived this year. Getting outside for some activity, even in winter, is great for your overall health. However snow, ice,...

Routine visits to the dentist are key to maintaining overall health. Preventive dental care starts at home. We advise patients to brush twice a day,...