Smelling something that isn’t there (phantosmia) can be caused by a brain tumor. There are different kinds of odors that a person may smell as a result of a brain tumor. When a person begins [...]
Did your MRI show a high grade glioma? Could it possibly be low grade? How accurate is the MRI at telling a high grade from a low grade brain tumor? A glioma type of brain [...]
Two of the most frightening words anyone can hear is, “It’s back.” This refers to a brain tumor that’s returned after having been surgically removed. Other treatment would have involved targeted radiation, in which a [...]
You’re going about your day when suddenly your head feels heavy. It doesn’t last long and then you feel perfectly normal. Could a brain tumor be the cause? “Brain tumor symptoms can vary greatly,” points [...]
Men with prostate cancer may experience unintended and significant weight loss. There are five reasons why this can happen. […]
There are 11 benign causes of foot drop, but there are also more serious conditions including five that can kill you. If you've been noticing what seems to be foot drop in one of your [...]
Are you postmenopausal and seem to get a hot flash every morning the moment you get out of bed? […]
Do you sometimes get a twitch in your lower abdominal area right after sneezing? Sometimes it’s two or three twitches – a split second after a big sneeze. […]
Have you seen both “colonoscopy” and “colposcopy” in the same information about one of these procedures? If you’re confused, here’s the difference. […]
If you’re a busy, harried parent struggling to keep your child’s asthma essentials organized, the Asthma KidCare Go-Bag is just what you need. […]
Do you have a young daughter who wants a braid on one side and a pigtail on the other? Here’s what you should know if you won’t allow this. […]
Esophageal cancer is associated with older men. But young women actually can develop esophageal cancer. […]
Do you have symptoms making you fear esophageal cancer and have recently begun tasting blood? A tumor in the esophagus is fairly close to the throat. […]
Esophageal cancer can be misdiagnosed especially in women. And why don’t more doctors promptly order an upper endoscopy when the patient reports suspicious symptoms? […]
Why is cancer more terrifying than heart disease if heart disease kills way more people than cancer? Why is “You have cancer” more frightening than “You have heart disease”? […]
Is it more likely a sign of a motor neuron disease if when your calf muscle twitches, your foot involuntarily moves with it? […]
For a very small number of children, relative to total number infected, COVID-19 has caused serious lung complications. What is different about these kids? “Overall children with SARS-CoV-2 infection causing COVID-19 illness have not had [...]
Being that some teens who smoke took up the habit when they were only 12, or even 10, how likely could they get lung cancer while still a teen? […]
Why is it the obstructive sleep apnea in kids is different than that of adults? […]
Some teens have died from vaping; others have permanent lung damage; but most are not affected. Why is this? […]
If you suspect your child has sleep apnea and are worried it can affect their lungs if not treated, you are correct. […]
Are you wondering if it’s possible a child could have sleep apnea but no daytime symptoms? […]
Obesity in adults is a risk factor for a blood clot that can cause a fatal pulmonary embolism. But what about childhood obesity? […]
Ever wonder how long a person can have a brain tumor before it’s finally diagnosed? […]
Have you recently had a normal MRI for your symptoms but are worried that it missed a brain tumor? […]
A mixed brain tumor is explained by a neurosurgeon who treats all kinds of brain tumors. […]
COVID-19 or the “novel coronavirus” is technically termed as SARS-CoV-2. Many know what these characters stand for except the “2.” […]
There is usually a delay in getting a child’s brain tumor diagnosed. […]
So just how harmful is excess back fat? There are five ways it can hurt you, including two ways it can lead to your death. […]
There’s outrage from fat-acceptance influencers and their followers when little girls start worrying about “getting fat.” They believe childhood obesity is nothing to worry about. […]
Are you very overweight, postmenopausal and having vaginal bleeding? Have doctors said you should just lose weight or that it’s stress? […]
The health dangers of obesity get much media coverage, but what of the mechanical difficulties that doctors have when performing exams hands-on in the office? Physicians rely heavily on the ability of their fingers to [...]
This is about diseases that cause the most symptoms at the same time in a single patient. There are quite a few medical conditions that cause so many symptoms that they can easily be misdiagnosed. [...]
“Strong isn’t healthy” is usually spoken by physically weak people, even though being weak is what’s truly bad for the body. But can an unhealthy person be strong? […]
The growing movement of women refusing to get weighed at doctors’ offices needs to stop. […]
There’s quite a few medical conditions that can kill you while you’re sleeping without ever waking you up. This includes young people. […]
Do you sometimes experience trouble breathing -- but only at rest and never during or soon after exercise? Like when you’re at a computer? The feeling may be described one of two ways: as a [...]
If your body hurts a lot lately, this could be depression. […]
It’s odd that someone who chooses retirement then becomes depressed. If this describes you, here’s how to regain your zest for life. […]
Does your preschooler seem “slow,” yet the test for intelligence was normal? […]
