Treating back pain with spinal cord stimulation
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their health care provider or miss work, and it is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Most back pain gradually improves with home treatme...
14 Joulu 202022min
Residency training adjusts to pandemic restrictions
Like many parts of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education has had to adjust to necessary restrictions on in-person training, meetings and classes. While patient safety comes first, train...
12 Joulu 202019min
How virtual meetings affect your mind, body
To stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have transitioned to working from home or working from offices with social distancing and using virtual technology to connect with others. Much o...
11 Joulu 202025min
Pandemic screen time
Monitoring screen time for children can be a challenge for parents and caregivers under normal circumstances. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, remote schooling has increased the amount of time students...
10 Joulu 202013min
COVID-19 vaccine update
Last week, the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency authorization use in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile in the U.S., plans are being made to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, pending approval ...
9 Joulu 202021min
Social isolation during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 surge sweeps across the U.S., it's crucial that people stay home and avoid gatherings to reduce community spread of the virus. But for some, that loneliness is becoming an epidemic wi...
8 Joulu 202018min
Isolation, stress and the pandemic affecting those with eating disorders
Eating disorders are complex medical issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for people who battle these disorders. For some, being home with constant access to food is dif...
7 Joulu 202016min
Two ends of the nutrition spectrum in children
Pediatric growth charts track growth in infants, children and adolescents. While children can go through brief periods where they gain or lose a little weight, if children don't gain weight or grow we...
4 Joulu 202035min
