These days, the holidays and stress seem to go hand-in-hand. Everywhere you go, people are harried, overwhelmed, and overscheduled. Instead of slowing down and spending time with family and friends,…
Dario V. LaRocca, M.D.December 12, 2018
It’s fairly common knowledge that high cholesterol is a bad thing, and various groups, including the American Heart Association, recommend that men get their cholesterol checked to evaluate their risk for heart disease.…
Dr. Frank UrbanoSeptember 12, 2018
Many aspects of modern medicine are probably thought of as being routine in our part of the world. For example, when was the last time that getting an X-ray or…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosAugust 17, 2018
Being diagnosed with a chronic disease is markedly different than being diagnosed with an acute illness. What do I mean by this? An acute illness, such as pneumonia, appendicitis, a…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosAugust 1, 2018
Like many of you I wasn’t sure winter would ever end here in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Considering I was born and raised in Minnesota, you would think I’d be used to…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMay 17, 2018
One of the best advances in medicine over the past 100 years is our ability to provide state-of-the-art technologic procedures and treatments that improve people’s lives and longevity. For some,…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosFebruary 7, 2018
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. In fact, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.1…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosNovember 13, 2017
March is colorectal cancer awareness month, so it’s a good time to learn about this potentially deadly disease and spread the word about colonoscopy, the most effective way to screen…
Dr. Victor Caraballo, MDMarch 28, 2017
My “baby” turned 25 today. He lives in Los Angeles and is all grown up, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t celebrate his birth. In fact, as my children have…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosAugust 30, 2016
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