Patients go to the hospital to get their health problems treated, but it’s distressingly common for hospital stays to cause health problems instead. A 2022...
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Home Remedies for Eye Problems and Vision
Home remedies for eye problems can improve function of our most important sense, and how we appear to our most important people.
Home Remedies for Sunburn Pain and Prevention
Home remedies for sunburn pain and itchiness can provide sweet relief for burned and peeling skin until it heals.
How Safe Are Proton Pump Inhibitors
The first proton pump inhibitor (PPI), omeprazole, was available by prescription in 1993. Since then, PPIs have gone over the counter. You probably know them...
Blanking Out and Freezing Up
When Senator Mitch McConnell had a sudden change in mental status while delivering remarks on Capitol Hill, he seemed frozen in time and unresponsive for...
Fungal Infections on the Rise
Mycosis or fungal infections are caused by a fungus, such as a yeast or mold, rather than a bacterium or virus. There are millions of...
Understanding and Preventing Heart Attacks
Even if you have a family history of heart problems, you can take steps to prevent a heart attack or stroke, says cardiologist Michael Ozner,...
Home Remedies for Rashes and Itches
Rashes are a pain in—well wherever they appear. Learn how to treat these uncomfortable and unsightly skin conditions.
Finding The Best Weight-Loss Program for You
Which weight-loss program will work for you? The one you’ll follow at this moment, says obesity medicine specialist Holly F. Lofton, MD. As long as...
How to Create Your Family Medical History
It is common to have only a limited sense of relatives’ medical problems. But it’s also dangerous—many problems have a significant genetic component. Listing family...
When Are You “Safe”?
The bridal shower my cousin had planned for her future daughter-in-law was nearly cancelled because her son had COVID, and the couple did not want...
Even Older Adults Can Get STIs
There’s an epidemic in the US, but doctors and patients often fail to discuss it—sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are 20 million new cases of...
