Category: Women’s Health

Emergency rooms, urgent-care clinics and retail clinics are options when you can’t see your doctor, but each has a different role.

The proposed 2015 federal guidelines advise following a plant-based diet instead of focusing on individual nutrients. They lift limits on fat and cholesterol and cap sugar.

A new Harvard study shows vocabulary continues to grow through one’s 60s and 70s.

Call your doctor the first time you faint. It may not be serious, but it can signal a heart problem.

A new drug, aducanumab, slowed cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s in a small study. A larger study is planned.

Shoulder pain can usually be relieved with rest and ice packs. Physical therapy can help prevent future problems.

Anesthesia affects your experience and your recovery. Learn your options.

Data on women indicate that both family and work status throughout life influence longevity.

Mind-body techniques can help reduce the need pain medication. Six techniques are described.

I?m 82 and a landscape painter. Lately the sight in my right eye seems to be affecting my painting, although I can still see well enough to read small print and drive. I have a cataract in that eye. Should I have cataract surgery?