There’s a lot of conversation, and confusion, right now around childhood vaccinations, and for many parents, it can feel overwhelming to sort through what’s changing and what it actually means for their family. Joining us this morning is Margaret Quinn, Dr. of Nursing...
It’s that time of year again when New Jersey hospitals are seeing an increase in admissions associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Since the week ending Oct. 25, hospitalizations associated with these respiratory viruses have increased, according to the state’s...
Kevin Murray knows the importance of cardiac health firsthand. The Tampa dad nearly died from an undiagnosed heart condition and needed to undergo emergency bypass surgery in 2003. Murray, now 72, survived the experience, and he said it shaped the rest of his...
For years, scientists have puzzled over the paradoxical relationship between cancer and retinoids, the metabolites that animals and people produce when their bodies break down vitamin A. About 40 years ago, a leukemia patient was cured with a combination of arsenic...
When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to treat this frightening and potentially dangerous behavior. Antipsychotic medications are often resorted to with such patients, contributing to...
