Skin: The Mind and Body Connection
What’s the reason I became a dermatologist? I witnessed how improving the skin had a profound impact on someone’s life—physically and mentally. I was shadowing a local dermatology office and met a psoriasis patient who showed me his scaly, red plaques covering about sixty percent of his body. But his story didn’t end there. He […]
Side Effects: On the Label but Not on Everyone
We’ve all seen the commercial—You know, the one advertising a medication, showing how wonderful it is for the condition it treats and the beautiful, smiling people who take it. Then you’re bombarded with the list of dreaded side effects that are rattled off like an auctioneer at Christie’s. Suddenly your unbridled enthusiasm for the medication […]
Longevity Medicine: Adding Life to Your Years
Many of you might not know this, but I lost my mom to cancer when I was just over one year old. That experience shaped my go getter life philosophy and inspired me to live life to the fullest. Now that I am a mom of three and considered a geriatric one at that, I […]
Don’t Fear Being a Guinea Pig! Consider a Clinical Trial
You might be thinking, “Yea right. I’m not going to be the first.” Just the term “guinea pig” gives most people negative vibes. But have you ever struggled with a health condition and tried several prescription treatments, but they didn’t work? Or maybe they worked a little but didn’t control your symptoms or improve your […]