ClinicalReads

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Neurology

Welcome To A Migraine Symphony

This vivid narrative describes vertiginous migraine symptoms with orchestral language. Then it uncovers a mysterious trigger.

Addictions

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Selfie Culture Syndrome

Snapping self-photos can become addictive. How do you know when it has gotten out of control?

Dermatology

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Itching For a Cure

It is best to examine the area before scratching, which alters appearance of the skin, can cause infection and post-resolution scaring.

Mental health

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Managing Your Obsessions

Learn to prioritize. With cognitive beha­vioral therapy, this is possible for those with OCPD and to a lesser degree for someone with OCD.

Chiropractor

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Can a Chiropractor Fix Your Feet?

Breaking a foot taught me a few things about foot injury care. But I never considered a chiropractor until now.

Emotions

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Tired of Depression

To keep you from spiraling down a path of drug depen­dency or abuse, doctors hesi­tate to pre­scribe sleep aids. Instead, they recommend talk therapy.

Nutrition

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Coronavirus News For Seniors

Outdated: California meals for and news about new coronavirus symptoms for senior citizens.

Fitness

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Don’t Mask Serious Illness

In the absence of a well-defined body of evidence, early symptoms of percolating problems may be mis­diag­nosed or ignored.

Prescriptions

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Can You Tolerate Opioids?

Much of the debate involves blamestorming — fining manufacturers and punishing physicians. Are patients benefiting or suffering?

Internist

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Three Phrases You and Your Doctor Avoid

As a patient, do you have the audacity to suggest you have one of these ailments that shocks your doctor?

Neurology

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Are You Too Young For Shingles?

Sooner or later, you’ll probably get the debilitating disease, shingles. The severity depends on what you do in advance.

Prescriptions

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Living With Pain Relievers is Not Entirely Pain-Free

Are you depen­dent upon pain relievers to per­form daily tasks? Untreated chronic pain can have dan­ger­ous physi­cal and emo­tional conse­quences.

Mental health

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Working With People Having Obsessions

Mental health professionals try to fix them and the unin­formed often stigmatize these gener­ally high-functioning individuals.