By Dr. Anthony Policastro When I was Commanding Officer at Langley AFB Hospital, I had a visitor. He was a retired Air Force pilot. After his retirement he became Walt Disney’s personal pilot. I recently watched the story [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro I recently turned on television news. They were presenting medical information. The big news was that immunotherapy for cancer was allowing patients to not need surgery or chemotherapy. Some patients were actually cured by [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro I have written in the past about over the counter medications that are useful to have in your home medicine cabinet. The names of those medications rarely change. However, their availability is often affected [...]

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) is proud to announce the return of Broadwalk on the Boardwalk, a heartfelt community fundraiser created by Kathy Wiz in honor of her sister’s courageous battle with breast cancer. This free event takes place [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Medications are useful when taken in the proper dose. However, when the dose gets too high, it can be damaging. A good example of that can be found during the current measles epidemic in [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro We all acknowledge that bullying is bad. History tends to repeat itself. In the past there were many drivers who felt that they were fine to drink and drive. That resulted in thousands of [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro We all acknowledge that bullying is bad. We have seen the effects of bullying in multiple scenarios. Social media has become a pathway to bullying. We have seen adolescents commit suicide over online bullying. [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro This week, I would like to explain an Air Force medical (and non-medical) tradition. Grog was a drink that sailors used as a morale booster for long and arduous journeys.  In case you ever [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving I spent almost 50 years focused on treating ADHD, Autism and learning disorders. I find it interesting how everyone has an opinion on our school system. In many cases [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro There is a science story that many of us have heard. If you put a frog into a pot of hot water, it will jump out. If, however, you put the frog into water [...]