The holiday season is right around the corner. This festive season brings eggnog, gingerbread cookies, minty candy canes, and sausage stuffing with way too much ... Read More
Experts
We Need to Know: Where Did This Fibroid Come From?
BDO: What leads to fibroid growth in the body? Dr. Linda Bradley: Fibroids will grow under the presence of estrogen and estrogen is a hormone that's made in the ... Read More
Popular Anti-Anxiety Drug Xanax, Recalled
The popular anti-anxiety prescription drug Xanax is being recalled over the “potential presence” of a “foreign substance,” according to a statement by the Food and Drug ... Read More
5 Ways To Preserve Your Kidneys
According to a review published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, approximately 30 million Americans – about 15 percent of adults – have chronic kidney ... Read More
8 Common Diabetes Myths Busted
For all that we know about diabetes, there's still a lot of misinformation. Here are some of the most common myths about diabetes—along with information you can rely ... Read More
When Is It Time To Seek Treatment For My Fibroids?
BDO: As a patient, how do we know when it's time to be treated for fibroids? Dr. Linda Bradley: Since fibroids are so common they are things that bother women a little bit or a ... Read More
New Drug To Reduce The Risk Of Kidney Disease
Each year brings more than 4,000 new cases of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—also known as kidney failure. Unfortunately, Black people are well represented in that number. Black ... Read More
Dr. Bradley Answers: Will Fibroids Keep Me From Having Kids?
BDO: What is the relationship between fibroids and fertility? Dr. Linda Bradley: Fibroids are very common, most of the times it does not affect fertility. But how do we ... Read More
How Low Can We Go? A Clinical Trial Gives Hope For New HIV Drug Options
As most of you are aware, the treatment of HIV requires multiple drugs. Since the mid-nineties, the rule has been to use three drugs to control HIV, but sometimes ... Read More
The Great Debate: How To Handle Raw Poultry
Back in my grandmother’s day, raw chicken and other poultry were always washed in the sink and then soaked in saltwater before cooking. Soaking the poultry in saltwater—also known ... Read More
Crunch On These 5 Nuts For Better Diabetes Management
Did you know there is more to managing diabetes than good blood sugar control? Diabetes management also includes control of your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and body ... Read More
Medical Racism And Its Impact On Health Outcomes
Some recent events have prompted us to change focus slightly. In early February 2019, it was revealed that the Democratic Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam, a board-certified ... Read More
New HIV Drugs In The Pipeline!
This is the third article in a series of updates on research coming out of the prestigious Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held in early March 2018. ... Read More
An End To The US HIV Epidemic? For Real?
Several months ago, the President delivered the “State of the Union Address”. To be clear, I had low expectations, really low! I think I may have choked on my popcorn when I heard ... Read More