View from the Frontline
A day in the life of an emergency medicine physician preparing for the coronavirus Meeta Shah, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and associate chief medical informatics officer at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She assisted in developing a video visit platform for triaging coronavirus patients through Rush’s current virtual care services. Here’s her first-person account […]
Understanding Adult Acne
Half of women fight with adult acne. Doctors aren’t sure of the cause but are finding better treatments. When Donna Bertoncini was in the 7th grade, she developed acne and treated it with the typical over-the-counter products that all teenagers count on. She thought it would eventually go away. She was wrong. “You think you’re […]
Sleeping Safe and Sound
Snoring can be a sign of life-threatening sleep apnea Loud, disruptive snoring is certainly no treat, as any afflicted spouse will attest. But snoring, especially when accompanied by occasional gasps for breath in the middle of the night and excessive daytime sleepiness, can be a sign of something significantly more serious. Obstructive sleep apnea—when a […]
Great Pains
The key to living with arthritis is good pain management Each year, 27 million Americans suffer from the chronic disease, osteoarthritis (OA). The cause of OA is still not completely understood, and there is no known cure. What is known is that arthritis hurts. Osteoarthritis can be either primary or secondary. Primary OA is a […]
Health Mastery
Hippocrates said, “I would rather know the person with the disease than the disease the person has.” Let me know if I am taking liberties with this quote. I believe that what he’s saying—who we are; how we present ourselves, face and perceive our lives—is integral to our health and to the treatment of what […]
