By Dr. Anthony Policastro Thanksgiving Day is a time to celebrate with family and a big meal. Unfortunately, the average typical Thanksgiving dinner has over 2000 calories. For most people that is a full day supply of calories [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Sometimes we do not realize the tricks our brains play on us. We are constantly bombarded by information. The advent of social media has made that bombardment even more so than what we had [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Given the concerns about the SNAP program as of Nov. 1, I felt this article was worth publishing again. Hopefully, by the time this article is published, we will have already taken the appropriate [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro In the Bible, Proverbs 17 Verse 28 says: “Evan a fool who keeps silent is considered wise.” In 1907, Maurice Switzer updated that to read: “It is better to remain silent and be thought [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Medicaid has differing areas that it covers. A lot of attention goes to low income Medicaid users. We sometimes forget that almost 20 percent (one-fifth) of all Medicaid dollars go to pay for nursing [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro We sometimes ignore helpful things that are right around us. A good example of this is the health related applications of our cell phones. Cell phones have built in step counters. Some people never [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro I have often quoted Santayana as saying: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” When I was a resident, there was a thought that too much oxygen caused premature infants [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro In 2007 a movie called “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” was released. Adam Sandler and Kevin James played firefighters. In one scene a mother rushes out of a burning building. She tells [...]