Health
A Guide to Looking and Feeling Your Best This Summer
Looking to step up your summer look, but need a little expert guidance? You’re not alone. Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures have increased by 200 percent […]
The Most Important Number for Keeping a Healthy Prostate
When it comes to staying on top of your health, doctors often tell you how important it is to “know your numbers.” Blood pressure, cholesterol, […]
Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Prevented?
A while back, I had a conversation with a few friends from high school about whether we’d want to know if we carried the genes […]
Motherhood Shouldn’t Be Something to Fear
As Fatima Dainkeh sat in her class at Boston University’s School of Public Health, listening to white men lecture about the alarmingly high maternal mortality […]
6 Trainer Tips on Losing Weight (and Keeping It Off)
If you’re struggling to lose weight and keep it off, you’re not alone. Matt Stewart was overweight for the majority of his life before he […]
IV Therapy for Hangover Recovery: Bogus or Bona Fide?
The morning after a wild night at a Bruins game, I find myself languishing in Southie with a headache that would sideline a linebacker and […]
Women, Weed, and Sex: What You Need to Know
Amanda, a Boston-based healthcare professional, has been experimenting with marijuana on and off for six years. She isn’t looking to get stoned; rather, she’s been […]
The Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
There’s no shortage of perks for increasing your extra virgin olive oil intake; that’s why Portofino Tuna packs their yellowfin and albacore tuna products in […]
New Video Series Aims to Help Cancer Patients Exercise at Home
Elizabeth “Betsy” O’Donnell, MD, has two passions in life: medicine and exercise. Dr. O’Donnell, a medical oncologist, heads the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Mass General […]
How Healthy Choices Can Significantly Decrease Your Risk for Mouth Cancer
You have probably heard time and time again that smoking cigarettes can lead to lung cancer and heart disease. But did you know that tobacco is […]
5 Ways to Lower the Risk of Oral Cancer
When it comes to oral health, most people are focused on avoiding cavities and diminishing bad breath. But taking steps to prevent oral cancer—including lips, […]
How to Get Started on the Mediterranean Diet
Inspired by the eating habits of Greece, Southern Italy, and Spain in the 1940s and ’50s, the Mediterranean diet is a delicious, low-carb way to […]
Eat Better, Look Better, Live Better: A Guide to Aging Well This Spring
Growing older and reaching retirement means gaining more freedoms. Pack up and set off for somewhere entirely foreign to experience different cultures and customs. Become […]
Patients Remain Driving Force for Physicians at Mass General Cancer Center
Despite the severity of multiple myeloma, Noopur Raje, MD, director of the Center for Myeloma at the Mass General Cancer Center, says she is optimistic […]
How Robotic Surgery Saved This 71-Year-Old Veteran’s Life
At 71 years old, Louis J. DiPietro, Jr. is very conscientious about his health. That’s why the Belmont resident knew right away when something was […]