Picture this: it’s a chilly night, and you’re snuggled up with a warm blanket and a hot water bottle pressed against your skin. It feels good, but there’s a downside — that cozy habit could be harming your skin. Toasted skin syndrome, also called erythema ab igne (EAI) — Latin for “redness by fire”1 —… Read More »
Every medical specialty uses imaging. A patient might have X-rays from a ten-year-old fracture along with MRI scans and surgical photos from a recent cancer. The wealth of information affords doctors a more detailed look at a patient. Enterprise imaging brings all of the specialties together. A photograph of a melanoma by a dermatologist, say,… Read More »
Nutrition starts in the mouth. If you have poor oral health or have mouth sores, ingesting food may be difficult. And if you can’t eat properly, you won’t be able to sustain your body’s nutritional needs. While following the popular ‘regular exercise and healthy diet’ advice always helps, there are specific foods that may help… Read More »
For patients who have experienced certain common types of stroke, a small chip inserted under the skin may help physicians predict their likelihood of experiencing a second stroke, and therefore their likelihood of benefiting from preventive therapy. The findings come from a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and… Read More »