How to Keep a Symptom Diary for the Most Accurate Diagnosis
When you’re dealing with an illness you can’t figure out or if you visit multiple doctors, a symptom diary is a useful way to track and convey what you’re experiencing. But it can be difficult to know what exactly to include — especially if you aren’t already working with a doctor whose specialty relates to […]
Girls’ Concussion Symptoms Last Twice as Long as Those in Boys
New research finds that girls suffer sports-related concussion symptoms more than twice as long as boys. Adolescent girls with first-time concussions had symptoms for a median duration of 28 days versus 11 days for adolescent boys, according to a study in the October 2017 Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The researchers believe the prolonged […]
The Kid’s Doctor: Remember that fever is your child’s friend
By Sue Hubbard, M.D., www.kidsdr.com Every year, during the fall and winter “sick season,” I see 20-30 patients a day with a fever, and every parent anguishes over why this has happened. Fever is one of the most common symptoms among children. Younger children run fevers quite frequently when they’re sick. As I’ve discussed before, […]
The Rare Disease that Killed a Comedic Legend
Photo by Justin Hoch [spacer style=”3″] By Rhonda Alexander Many knew Harold Ramis, but few know what killed him. The celebrated Hollywood filmmaker and Chicagoan passed away Monday at the age of 69. The cause of death was from complications related to a condition known as autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a disease that Ramis suffered from […]
