An Antidote to Today’s Loneliness Epidemic

June 1, 2023 — With the U.S. surgeon general warning of a crisis of loneliness among older Americans, one optimistic voice we could all use right now is Morrie Schwartz.  Schwartz, a Brandeis University sociology and social psychology professor who passed away in 1995, was the beloved subject of Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling book by Mitch … Read more

Crohn’s Disease Treatments Improving, Thanks to Research

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 … Read more

Do You Need A Full-Body MRI Scan? Probably Not, Experts Say

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 … Read more

Anxiety, Your Brain, and Long COVID: What the Research Says

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 … Read more

What My Patients Teach Me

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 … Read more

Fighting the FDA for Clozapine Access

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 … Read more

Q&A With Kevin Kalinsky, MD

By Kevin Kalinsky, MD, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, as told to Alexandra Benisek  In the WebMD webinar “Triple Negative Breast Cancer: How We Are Learning to Treat it More Effectively,” Kevin Kalinsky, MD, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, answered … Read more