How Can I Talk to My Doctor About My Pain?
Older adults are more susceptible to pain. Does that mean you have to live with it? “No,” says Lauren A. Kelly, MD, a geriatrician at The Mount Sinai Hospital. “Pain is more common as we get older, but it should never be dismissed as a normal part of the aging...
For Older Adults, Pain Is Complex—Here’s How to Get Help
Some estimates indicate that about half of older adults living independently experience chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three to six months or beyond the expected healing time. The good news is that effective treatments are...
Why Older Adults Should Never Ignore Their Pain
Older patients often describe pain as an inability to move through the world. Treating pain in older adults is crucial to supporting everyday activities, mobility, and independence. While many older adults live with pain—some estimates range as high as 50 percent of...
Is Lasik Surgery for Me?
People who long to wake up and see the world clearly without reaching for eyeglasses have a possible option: LASIK eye surgery. In suitable patients, Lasik corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, and reduces or eliminates the need for vision aids,...
The C. Olsten Wellness Program at The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis Helps Patients Take Control of Their Health
A multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is life-changing. The challenge of managing doctor appointments, MRI exams, and treatments, while also focusing on how you feel, can be extraordinarily stressful. Many essential things in life, such as exercise, nutrition, sleep,...
Alcohol Increases the Risk for Cancer. Here’s What You Should Know.
The U.S. Surgeon General recently released a report advising the public on the link between alcohol and cancer. According to the report, alcohol consumption increases your risk for at least seven types of cancer, including liver, colon, and breast cancer, and drinking...
Three Guilt-Free Dip Recipes
Whether you have a craving for lime, mango, or guacamole, these delicious dips will make a nutritious snack for you and your guests. Enjoy! Tiny Lime Scoops Ingredients: 1/2 to 1 small red bell pepper, chopped into small cubes 3 peaches (fresh or canned), chopped into...
How Can I Avoid Norovirus?
Norovirus, also known as stomach flu, is a group of viruses that cause inflammation in the stomach and intestines. There are an estimated 2,500 reported norovirus outbreaks in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Trying to Conceive? Here’s the Difference Between IUI and IVF.
If you have been trying to conceive for some time and are considering fertility treatment, you may have been told about the options of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). In this Q&A, Devora Aharon, MD, reproductive endocrinologist...