March 6, 2020 by John Fernandez
Tele-Health and Coronavirus: See a Doctor...
Overall, most cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, involve mild symptoms,...
The Dark Side of Night Light
What’s the last thing you do before you close your eyes to go to sleep for the night? The answer to that question and whether...
May 12, 2014 / 3 min read
Brighter Days: Laser Advances Cataract Surgery
By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery, according to the National Institutes of Health.
May 2, 2014 / 3 min read
Managing Painful Gout
Many people have heard gout described as the “disease of kings” or the “rich man’s disease.” This is because gout was thought to afflict only...
April 30, 2014 / 2 min read
HPV in Women
There is a lot of talk about human papillomavirus (HPV) and its link to certain oral, neck and cervical cancers. But what you don’t know...
April 29, 2014 / 2 min read
Disparity in Care, Doses of Change
Do you know a needy child with an apparent case of “attention deficit hyperactive disorder?” Look closer, says Tina Carroll-Scott, M.D., medical director of South...
April 23, 2014 / 3 min read
What You Must Know About Oral Cancers
Oral cancer is on the rise according to The Oral Cancer Foundation. Although the numbers of those diagnosed with oral cancer are not as high...
April 22, 2014 / 2 min read
Rakov's Return to Mariners Hospital
Nearly seven weeks after leaving San Diego on a 3,300-mile cross-country bicycle trip, Baptist Health Medical Group gastroenterologist Neal Rakov, M.D., returned home to Mariners...
April 21, 2014 / 1 min read
Spirituality and Healing: Extra Doses of Support
Let’s face it. There are no magic pills for instant recovery and good health. But research shows that in addition to excellent medical care, spirituality...
April 17, 2014 / 2 min read
Take Charge of Your Bone Health
It’s true that osteoporosis is quite common – about 10 million people in the U.S. and more than 200 million people worldwide have the disease,...
April 16, 2014 / 3 min read
‘Too Much Sitting’ Linked to Disabilities after...
New research suggests that this "sitting disease" increases the likelihood of developing physical disabilities after the age of 60 that include conditions affecting mobility and...
April 15, 2014 / 3 min read
