Tag: doctor
Opinion: Too many older Americans are getting tested for Alzheimer's
An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of Alzheimer’s...
Microdosing Ozempic? Why some people are playing doctor with weight-loss drugs
Shauna Bookless never imagined she’d become her own pharmacist. But after gaining more than 20 pounds during undergraduate and graduate school and...
Opinion: I'm a doctor in East L.A. and Beverly Hills. I want to treat obesity the same way in both places
As a diabetes specialist, I’ve treated thousands of patients, some in Beverly Hills and some in East Los Angeles. My Beverly Hills...
Study: Severe COVID raised risk of heart attack, stroke as much as having heart disease
People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious “cardiac events” such as heart attacks and strokes...
Opinion: The evidence shows women make better doctors. So why do men still dominate medicine?
“When will I see the doctor?” Most female doctors have been asked this question many times. It feels like a slight —...
How AI can help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly
Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route,...