Thoracic surgeon at St. Joe’s wants more people to get screened for lung cancer—says lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths
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Disease Du Jour
Zika, bird flu, swine flu, monkey pox, hantavirus, Ebola. How seriously should we take the next would-be pandemic? By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Sunscreen Confusion Puts More Americans at Risk for Melanoma
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer — doesn’t just happen at the beach or in a
Cuts, Rashes, Bites. Poison Ivy. Oh My!
First aid at home for the season’s most common issues By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant≠ Cuts, rashes, bites, oh, my! Summertime — pleasant as
School Recess Key to Learning, Says the American Academy of Pediatrics
Recess is not a luxury for school children, but a necessary part of how they learn, grow and stay healthy, according to a policy
Integrative Medicine Rising in Popularity
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Despite rising inflation and lack of health insurance coverage for the care, more people are seeking integrative and functional
Nearly Half of American Adults Will Be Obese By 2035, Study Warns
Nearly half of American adults — some 126 million people — will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects. Adult obesity in
Weight Loss Surgeries Fall More Than 20% as Patients Turn to GLP-1 Meds
The number of weight-loss surgery procedures in the United States is dropping rapidly in the face of cutting-edge drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a
Bariatric Surgeon On GLP-1 Drugs: “I Lost 55 Pounds.”
By Matthew Liptak As GLP-1 weight loss drugs have stormed onto the American healthcare landscape, becoming popular with both patients and Big Pharma’s
A Family Environment Leads to Weight-Loss Success
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight-loss club whose members meet on a weekly basis. It turns 60 years this year By Deborah