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World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

6 Things That Can Cause Clear Pee, Cloudy Pee, Red Pee, or Bright Orange Pee

Mind your pee—your urine can give clues about the state of your overall health.

Top 15 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

In an anti-inflammatory diet, we primarily move away from the overly processed, unbalanced diets of the West and toward the ancient eating patterns.

Local heart surgeon creates program to teach kids how to prevent heart disease

Through the Heart Healthy Academy at Bon Secours, Dr. Robert Lancey teaches young people about the lifestyle choices that cause heart disease so they don’t end up on his operating table.

Why I Almost Fired My Doctor

Was I going to risk my longevity to avoid hurting my doctor’s feelings? I needed a physician I respected and trusted.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

Should patients bear more of the cost for ambulance rides?

Should patients be on the hook for ambulance rides for non-emergencies? It's not that simple, write Dr. Surafel Tsega and Dr. Harry Cho in JAMA.

No, I'm not settling for family medicine

This is family medicine, and it's not for the weak of mind or faint of heart.

The kind of family medicine I knew I needed to practice

"Why do you want to go into family medicine?" my internal medicine preceptor asked.

Barton Associates: Who Is Choosing to Work in Family Medicine?

For the first time in years, primary care is beginning to draw more young talent. Who is choosing to make the switch? And why are they doing

Financial tips that resident physicians need to know [PODCAST]

Altelisha Taylor is a family medicine resident and can be reached at Career Money Moves. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "3 ways the wealthy increase their net worth."

Mommy hack: Keep track of medicine doses easily

3 easy steps to make sure you keep track of your child's medicine doses easily for this upcoming back to school season.

How to Create a Culture of Safety in Your Family Entertainment Center

Family entertainment centers (FECs) strive to engage families by providing activities everyone can enjoy. There’s lots of work and planning that go into making places like amusement parks, bowling alleys, and water parks safe for the masses. Establishing a strong safety culture is necessary to reduce the risk of any kind of injury, which is …

Make Exercise a Family Affair — Affiliated Foot & Ankle Center

As we approach Family Health and Fitness Day (September 29), we encourage families to exercise together. The benefits of being physically fit are numerous and all of them contribute to healthy feet.

Northwest Family Medicine: What is Integrated Medicine?

5 tips to start and grow a happy family during residency

Residency often coincides with the time when many young physicians would like to start families, but undertaking these two life events simultaneously can be daunting. A third-year family medicine resident with three young children recently shared her tips for making it work with minimal stress.

Family 411: Medicine Cabinet Dangers

Your medicine cabinet can be a danger zone if your children are not clear on what's in there, who it’s for and when it's supposed to be used.Tara Morgan shows how to start the conversation to keep your little one safe in this Family 411 report.