My Turn

By Eva Briggs A friend who recently had hip replacement surgery suffered a dislocated hip about a month after her surgery. It turns out

By Eva Briggs Up to 75 percent of people with dementia have behavior changes that could drive even the most patient caregivers bonkers. They

By Eva Briggs Several years ago, while on an extended backpacking trip of the Appalachian Trail, I noticed pain in my right heel. It

Sometimes it represents a serious, life threatening disease By Eva Briggs Most people assume that when their ear hurts, it must be an infection.

Winter is just getting started, so it’s time to equip yourself for safety to reduce your chance of becoming an accident victim By Eva

By Eva Briggs Diplopia, the official name for double vision, means seeing two images of a single object. The two images could be side

By Eva Briggs How should you choose? Rightly or wrongly, most people don’t want to go to the emergency room — I’ve even had

By Eva Briggs In the aftermath of two big storms — hurricanes Harvey and Irma — I’m inspired to write about a medical condition

By Eva Briggs Ticks in Central New York recently launched an all-out assault. While nursing a particularly nasty bite, I couldn’t help but muse

About 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis; about 25 percent develop cirrhosis By Eva Briggs Many people are aware that there is