Health Insider What to know about dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder in the summer Dr. Partha Nandi
WXYZ — In today’s health alert, when we think of Seasonal Affective Disorder – or SAD – we usually think of winter, but for some people, summer can bring the blues, too. Summer depression is real, and I see patients who are affected by it every year. About 1 in 10 people with Seasonal Affective […]
More Than ‘Just a Pinch’? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today‘s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. Young women are filming their faces during insertions of intrauterine devices (IUD) and posting the videos on TikTok, where they are racking up hundreds of thousands of views. In some, patients wince and […]
Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes’ Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today‘s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. Brittany Mahomes, influencer and businesswoman, is married to her high school sweetheart Patrick Mahomes — the Kansas City Chiefs’ star quarterback who recently took home his third Superbowl win. Their daughter was born […]
Opinion | Healthcare’s North Star Should Be Better Health
Parekh is an internal medicine physician and health policy advisor. Myriad challenges exist for today’s healthcare leaders: tight supply chains, high labor costs, payment reforms, growth in new technologies, artificial intelligence, disruptive competitors, and the prospect of a rising number of uninsured Americans. But there’s a greater challenge than all of these: America’s declining health. […]
What Is the ‘Carrot Tan’ Trending on Social Media? A Dermatologist Weighs In
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today’s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. Social media’s latest aesthetic trend? Overloading on carrots to get a quick tan. Amid the craze, MedPage Today spoke with Silvija P. Gottesman, MD, a dermatologist at Northwell Health’s North Shore University Hospital […]
It’s the Summer of Barbie … Botox?
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today‘s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. “Barbie Botox,” also known as trap Botox, has existed for years but Google Trends data revealed that searches for “Barbie Botox” skyrocketed in early July, coinciding with the extensive promotion campaign for the […]
The Case Number That Will Make the Unsafe Safe, Revealed
In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief, discusses a new model he has created to answer the question: at what point can we stop masking and still keep the immunocompromised safe? The following is a transcript of his remarks: Hi, this is Jeremy Faust, editor-in-chief […]