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ERIC WINER: Hi. I’m Eric Winer. I am a medical oncologist, a medical oncologist that has spent my life focusing on breast cancer and breast cancer research. And I am now the Cancer Center director at Yale University at Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and the physician in chief at Smilow Cancer Hospital.This year, my presidential… […]

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Summer vacation has begun for some families and screen use may already feel like too much. A psychiatrist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers some tips for making sure smartphones and tablets are put to good use and not used to excess.Dr. Laurel Williams,… […]

By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s a “loneliness epidemic” in the United States, and feelings of isolation have been linked to heart disease, stroke and other health conditions.Now, new research suggests that cancer survivors who feel lonely may be more likely to die than survivors who have more social support.“Loneliness… […]

By Abigail Fahim, MD, PhD, as told to Hallie LevineI spend my days seeing patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). These are conditions where there’s dysfunction in the cells of the retina, a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that sends light signals to your brain. These are caused by gene mutations,… […]

By Shaini Saravanamuthu, as told to Kara Mayer RobinsonWhen I found out I have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a type of inherited retinal dystrophy, I was shocked.Nobody in my family has vision problems. I had some trouble with my vision, but I thought it was because of bad lighting or simply because eyes weren’t meant to… […]

June 2, 2023 — Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain — and your long-term health.Having anxiety and depression before a COVID infection increases the risk of developing long COVID, researchers have found. Those with long COVID who develop anxiety and depression after an infection may have brain shrinkage in areas that regulate… […]

By Tauseef Ali, MD as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN Managing patients with a chronic condition like Crohn’s disease is challenging professionally and personally. I’ve been working with this population and people with other gastrointestinal disorders for more than 15 years now. But as challenging as the work can be, it is gratifying when I see… […]

June 2, 2023 – Last month, journalist and actor Maria Menounos told People that she’d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after having a full-body MRI scan. The scan had detected a 1.5-inch mass on her pancreas after CT scans and other testing couldn’t find a problem. A biopsy confirmed the mass was a stage II pancreatic neuroendocrine… […]

WebMD has hidden the identity and location of Mary M. and Andrew in order to protect the mental health and safety of Andrew and his family.It’s May 13, 2022, and Mary M. is in a panic. Just a day earlier, a hospital admitted her adult son Andrew in a deep state of psychosis. Against her… […]

By Randy Longman, MD, as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN I’ve been working with patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease, for about 15 years now. Treating patients with chronic illnesses like Crohn’s disease can be challenging, but it’s also very rewarding. As their doctor, I have a unique opportunity to develop… […]