Evolving Guidelines on Screen Time for Kids Digital media changes so quickly that the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its recommendations on media use and screen time for children just a year after issuing its previous guidelines. “It’s such a rapidly evolving field that Read More

Online Social Interactions, Long Life Linked Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it’s complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using the social media site is associated with living longer – when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world Read More

Five Questions to Ask About Breast Health When 35-year-old Michelle Simmons scheduled her yearly checkup with her primary care physician earlier this year, she asked a question that may have saved her life. Is it time for me to have a mammogram? “I don’t really know why I asked Read More

Holistic Medicine Aids Breast Cancer Recovery Dr. Daleela Dodge is fascinated by the resilience of her patients. The breast surgeon at Penn State Breast Center has repeatedly seen how social networks, diet, exercise, a strong support system, mindfulness and therapy through music, Read More

Calcium Supplements May Damage Heart After analyzing 10 years of medical tests on more than 2,700 people, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and elsewhere concluded that taking calcium in the form of supplements may raise the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart Read More

What You Need to Know This Flu Season As flu season approaches, medical experts have some new recommendations – along with some old standards – on how to reduce your chances of getting sick. FluMist is ‘out’ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer Read More