Lower Your Cholesterol in 11 Easy Steps
If you have high cholesterol, you’re also at higher risk for heart disease. But the good news is, it’s a risk you can control. You can lower your “bad” LDL cholesterol and raise your “good” HDL cholesterol. You just have to make some simple changes. “I tell patients that you have to start somewhere and just keep going,” says Suzanne More...
Watching What You Eat? How to Navigate Meals This Holiday Season
Nov. 20, 2023 – Getting together with friends and family around the holidays can be joyous, awkward, or sometimes both. It’s largely expected that you will overindulge around Thanksgiving and throughout More...
This Season’s Flu Shot Is Shaping Up to Be Very Effective
Nov. 20, 2023 – For those who have gotten the flu shot this season, there’s good news: This year’s formulation looks like it will be very effective at preventing severe cases and hospitalization. More...
Advocate for Yourself at the Doctor
Five ways to advocate for yourself and become responsibly selfish when you have HER2-postiive breast cancer Source link More...
Help Others Understand Your Diagnosis
Learn how to share news of your HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis with family, friends, and others and get the support you need on your own terms. Source link More...
My Life With Geographic Atrophy
By Margret Krakauer, as told to Keri Wiginton I’ve recently switched hobbies from painting to writing. One of the first things I wrote for my memoir was: It’s a race between losing my vision and my hearing. I’m More...
Caring for Your Mental, Social, and Emotional Well-being With Geographic Atrophy
By Judith Goldstein, OD, as told to Keri Wiginton Geographic atrophy (GA) can be visually confusing. People often tell me that one minute they see something, and the next minute they don’t. For example, More...
Caring for a Loved One Losing Their Sight
By Linda Chernek Moore, as told to Keri Wiginton Whether you live with someone or not, the role of caregiver can be all-consuming. But like they say before takeoff: Put your oxygen mask on first. In other More...
‘Food as Medicine’ Concept Starts to Catch On: What to Know
The “food as medicine” movement says doctors should use food “prescriptions” as medical treatment. There’s now real money behind this approach, and larger investments are expected as research shows More...
Current Advances, News, and Trends
By Foster Lasley, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson If your lung cancer can’t be treated with surgery, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do. You may still have treatment options like radiation More...
