They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you. We all know that isn’t true. They also say a lot of untrue things about heart disease. Those myths can definitely…
Todd Campbell, MDFebruary 24, 2023
If you’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you may be worried about what comes next. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed. A diabetes diagnosis is a big responsibility. Diabetes is…
Rodrigo Cerdá, M.D., MPHNovember 7, 2022
Vaping is a term used to describe the act of inhaling the vapors from an electronic or e-cigarette. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid into a vapor that…
Dr. Victor Caraballo, MDOctober 21, 2022
Before the pandemic, the breast cancer screening rate had been steadily rising. In 2020 when the pandemic was at its peak, however, the rate dropped sharply. It’s estimated that that…
Todd Campbell, MDOctober 10, 2022
Señoras y señoritas (o cualquier persona con cuello uterino, sin importar cómo se identifique): Necesito preguntarles algo personal. Puede ser un poco incómodo, ¡pero no lo haría si no fuera…
Dra. Nuria Lopez-PajaresMarch 9, 2022
It can be hard to watch your child grow up. It may feel like just yesterday that they were singing the A-B-C song or swinging on the swings at the…
Dr. Nuria Lopez-PajaresDecember 17, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children five to 11 years old. This is a fantastic development and…
Dr. Anna BaldinoNovember 18, 2021
My name is Jimmy Curran. I’m an author, public speaker, and researcher. For nearly ten years, I’ve been working full-time for Independence Blue Cross (Independence) as a senior competitive research…
Jimmy CurranAugust 30, 2021
Recently, I went to my first fairly large social gathering in more than a year. I was fully vaccinated and the event was outdoors. I asked my trusted friends at…
Dr. Reetika KumarAugust 27, 2021
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