Last week I wrote about a mnemonic that I created for diagnosing migraine headaches. I want to share another mnemonic that I created [...]

Headache is a common presenting symptom at any age. One of the common types of headaches is migraine headaches, which can range in [...]

The American Psychiatric Association publishes a book titled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It sets up criteria for physicians to [...]

In 1996 the Federal Government passed a law concerning patient records. It was called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It [...]

We have a tendency to be spoiled by our country’s health care system. A good example of this is the current measles outbreaks [...]

There has been much made of the ages of the current Presidential candidates and their cognitive skills. Cognitive skills are indeed important. However, [...]

As a member of the Knights of Columbus, I often have to attend funerals of members. Sometimes I have to call the widows [...]

A new study on exercise was published in February in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. It looked at exercise levels [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics has long been an advocate for protecting our children from gun violence. Events like Columbine and Newtown and [...]

There are many identified patterns of behavior that we know about. One of them is the pattern used by men who sexually abuse [...]