Parkinson’s disease is a type of movement disorder affecting about 1 million people who are typically 60 and older. Parkinson’s causes people to have difficulty keeping their bodies...
Dr. Susan Molchan
Change your diet, improve your health
The USDA Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee explains that about half of adults in the U.S–117 million people–have diet-related health problems...
Three big problems with “21st Century Cures” bill
U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Diana Degette have a plan for getting drugs to market more quickly, embodied in the “21st Century Cures” bill. Among other concerns it raises, it...
Caregiving: Freedom’s just another word for no one left to lose
I was struck recently by an author’s description of her caregiving roles and subsequent losses of parents and parent-in-law in an article in the New York Times. The writer, Margaret Renkl, said...
To prevent medical mistakes and delirium, stay on top of care...
Medical mistakes in the hospital notoriously happen during changes of shift or because of poor communication among health care staff as they move from one shift to the next. And, when patients move...
Do mammograms do more harm than good?
For sure, mammograms contribute to the income of radiologists and other professionals who provide medical services to screen for breast cancer as well as the medical device manufacturers. And...