Lower extremity amputations are a tremendous source of illness, disability, and death for Americans living with diabetes. And these debilitating events aren’t a rarity, with a limb lost to diabetes globally every 20 seconds. The three most important factors in this are an impaired immune ...
Perhaps obesity is a problem of “bad behavior,” or just bad habits. Take the existence of the cookie jar as an example. It seems that the world has conspired to put extra pounds on me just by presenting jars of free cookies everywhere. These ubiquitous, free cookies are delicious, don’t ...
No doubt you are familiar with Father Time and the ticking of the clock which signals the advancing years. The human condition requires the endurance of this passage through time and its consequences to our physical body. Early on, this passage brings growth through the vitality of youth, but ...
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S. Phoenix-area emergency physician ...
By Dr. Conway McLean, DABFAS, FAPWHc Fungal organisms get blamed for a lot. After all, what’s causing that mold on your bread? What about that brown spot on your toenail? Is that fungus? Many assume so, spending millions of dollars on topical potions and lotions. How common are these ...
By James Surrell,M.D. In just two days, on Thursday, November 24, 2022, we will be blessed to celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Day. This is a special time when many of us will have the opportunity to be thankful as we gather together with family and friends. Certainly, many of us also have ...
