Medical Intel
How Vaping Affects Dental Health and Why It Is Not a Healthy Alternative to Smoking
The popularity of vaping continues to soar. From 2017 to 2018, vaping increased by nearly 80 percent among high schoolers…
How to Successfully Manage Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes long-term inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract, particularly in…
Chronic Ankle Pain: When is It Time to See a Doctor?
Millions of people—from athletes to people who walk to work—experience a sprained ankle each year. In fact, we typically see…
The Mediterranean Diet: The Best Choice for Heart Health
We’ve long known that people who eat a healthy diet—which, from a heart health perspective, is low in fat and…
TAVR: An Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery for Aortic Stenosis Patients
Aortic stenosis, a common condition in older adults, is caused by the progressive narrowing of the aortic valve, the main…
Diastolic Heart Failure Makes Up Two-Thirds of Heart Failure Cases—Here’s How We Treat it
Relaxing is an important part of life—even for the heart. When the heart has trouble relaxing between beats, the left…