The Medical Minute: Beating Seasonal Affective Disorder – and making Phil’s prediction less dire

Unless you live to ski, take polar bear plunges or are like Bill Murray in the…

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The Medical Minute: Simple steps to help seniors navigate their health care

It’s essential that seniors take control of their health care needs, but navigating the health care…

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The Medical Minute: You’ve been diagnosed with AFib. Now what?

A rapid heartbeat. A fluttering feeling in your chest. A heightened awareness of your own heartbeat.…

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The Medical Minute: The warning signs, causes and treatments of peripheral artery disease

Many people know that hardening of the arteries can cause a heart attack – but they…

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The Medical Minute: Biosimilars for your IBD? Nothing to fear here!

Insurance companies are telling inflammatory bowel disease patients that they must switch to biosimilars for coverage…

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The Medical Minute: It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a colonoscopy

While over-the-counter tests for colon cancer provide results that can prevent a life-threatening illness, it’s better…

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The Medical Minute: Endometriosis – Beyond painful periods

Endometriosis, an inflammatory condition affecting 10% of women, causes severe pelvic pain and other complications. There’s…

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The Medical Minute: Diabetes diagnosis demands close eye on vision

More than half of people with diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes…

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The Medical Minute: Supporting siblings when brother or sister is sick

A sibling may feel worried about their brother or sister, especially if they look ill or…

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The Medical Minute: The connection between alcohol and liver transplantation

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol use has been on the rise ― and…

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