National Recovery Month was founded 30 years ago in 1989. It’s a time for those addicted by substance use, medical professionals, first responders, and personal support networks to join forces in reflection and encouragement to stay the course for recovering efforts, as well as develop new ideas for treatment. Similar …

By Michael Branch, MD Want to know what the tiniest, most fragile bones in the body are? The three bones commonly called the hammer, anvil and stirrup, or “malleus, incus & stapes” to use the formal names. These bones are in the middle ear which is the space behind the eardrum. …

Dr. Kelly Hansen, Au.D. Making the appropriate hearing device choices is essential for long-term hearing attainment. Failing to make those decisions based on widespread misconceptions and misunderstandings is unfortunately all too common for many individuals. Thirty-five million Americans have hearing loss, and many of them do not get the proper …

Home Solutions Real Estate Team The Big Picture What is a real estate agent? Strictly speaking, it’s “a person who acts as an agent for the sale and purchase of buildings and land.” More precisely, “someone who acts on behalf of another person or group; one that provides a particular …

Cholesterol is a natural substance that the body produces through the liver. It’s waxy and circulates through the bloodstream, feeding the heart and brain. But when cholesterol is derived from foods like saturated fats and trans fats, the body overproduces LDL, which is the “bad” cholesterol. HDL is the “good” …

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is the most common form of sexual dysfunction in women. HSDD occurs in men as well, but it is more prevalent in women. While HSDD affects one-third of females, it goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed far too often. HSDD inhibits a woman’s desire to have sex …

Discussing hospice can be a beneficial option at any stage of a life-limiting illness. Patients as well as their families benefit the most when they are supported by the hospice team with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support from their hospice team as early as possible. You or your loved one …

Even otherwise perfectly healthy eyes can be irregular in shape, meaning the eyeball, cornea or lens isn’t curved perfectly, which can affect how the cornea focuses light and create what we call refractive errors like myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness). Astigmatism is an abnormal curvature of the cornea or lens. All …

By Gil Cortes, MD, FAAD Each year, more than four million new cases of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed in the United States each year. Basal cell carcinoma is the most frequently occurring form of skin cancer and is closely followed by squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. …

By Teresa K. Bowman, Of Counsel Getting a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s can be devastating for a family. In the past people were just labeled “old” or “forgetful.” It wasn’t discussed much that I remember growing up, but a lot has changed. These days, dementia and Alzheimer’s is pretty …