Health & Wellbeing

Women may face yet another disadvantage when it comes to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

I recently had a patient who came in for complaints of chest discomfort possibly related to acid reflux. Independently, she was also due for her 10-year routine colonoscopy, but her schedule was jam-packed and included a trip abroad. The last thing she wanted was to add a colonoscopy to her calendar. Plus, she had no other symptoms and no family history of colon cancer.

In our quest to understand and improve brain health, the old adage remains true: What’s good for the heart is good for the brain.

When you’ve done all you can to protect your joints but the pain continues to interfere with every day activities, it may be time to consider joint replacement surgery.

You may have heard in the news that yet another Alzheimer’s drug has failed to show efficacy in a large clinical trial. Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced last month that their drug Solanezumab had failed its second trial.

What are common challenges that caregivers face?

By Smita Patel, DO

By Leon Benson, MD

by Smita Patel, DO

Dear Readers,