The mouth doesn’t get much respect (or attention) within the medical world. Have you ever wondered why that is? Or more specifically, why oral health is mostly cordoned off from other aspects of your health? Does that make sense? It turns out this separation...
While anemia has dominated discussions of COVID-19’s hematologic effects, an emerging and clinically important finding is elevated hematocrit in the post-acute phase of infection. As millions of patients recover—or partially recover—from COVID-19, a subset...
Once upon a time, sex was good. But then menopause happened. And somewhere between the hot flashes, the sleep disruption, the vaginal changes, and the way your body started feeling unfamiliar to you, your sex life quietly faded away. Maybe it’s been months....
Americans are living longer than ever before, thanks in large part to advances in medical technology, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition. On the surface, that sounds like good news. And in some ways, it is. But here’s what doesn’t get nearly enough...
Do you envision the aging process unfolding somewhat uniformly over time? Like a slow, continuous drift in one direction? It turns out that picture isn’t quite accurate. Emerging research has identified something more specific (and less consistent): There appear...
LDL, HDL, triglycerides—these are familiar terms to just about anyone who’s had their cholesterol levels checked. But there’s another cholesterol marker you won’t find on a standard lipid panel. One that signals dramatically increased risk for developing...
Claiming that people struggling to lose weight simply lack willpower is a tremendous oversimplification of what actually occurs for these individuals metabolically. Perhaps this resonates with you. You’ve cut your calories. You’re exercising regularly....
When people think about healthy aging, the focus is usually on exercise, nutrition, and hormones. And for good reason. These things matter. But underneath these categories—connecting them together, influencing them, and either supporting or undermining them—is...
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a relatively common endocrine disorder, afflicting between 6% and 13% of women globally. While PCOS has been around for nearly 100 years, the way researchers and physicians are talking about this disorder is evolving. And it’s...
Obesity, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes are prevalent health issues that plague a high percentage of Americans today. Government statistics bear this out: 42% of adults in the U.S. are classified as obese, with 9% being considered severely so. More than one out of...
