Healthy habits can improve your “health span”, the amount of time you live a healthy, mostly disease-free life. And working with your primary care doctor can help you develop those healthy habits and stay on track as you age...

Diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, is a common chronic disease in childhood and it’s on the rise. Type 1 cases at this point are more common. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that is lifelong. Type 2 is related to obesity and can be improved by lifestyle and medication...

Media frequently publishes stories of adults suiciding, which affects us all differently. But when it comes to young people who decide to end their lives, our reaction is more complex: pain, grief, shame and, what is more painful, in most cases, the family feels guilty for not having identified what their loved one was suffering…...

Updated booster shots are needed, especially by seniors, to protect them against the serious complications of COVID-19 infection.  Keeping up with the booster schedule can fight off severe diseases caused by the different COVID variants that are circulating in the community...

Flu shots may help prevent influenza, but they can also lower the risk that flu symptoms could cause a stroke. Studies show the inflammation associated with influenza can increase stroke risk, so getting a flu shot could help lower that risk...

The science is clear: sunscreen works to help keep skin looking younger. But recent studies show adding in some Vitamin C cream can also help...

Cluster headaches usually come on without warning and can often disappear quickly as well. They can be extremely painful and while there are no known triggers, they tend to be seasonal...

Men can get breast cancer, it is rare, but it can be deadly and is treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and surgery...