Being a twin is sometimes fun and sometimes frustrating, but did you know it’s an advantage in...
Author - Natalie Miller Moore
Throwing Thermometers
I crept up to the crib and took my sleeping son’s temperature using the ear thermometer—101.8...
Secret Ballot
Do Legislators Really Care About Women’s Health, or is There More to the Story? Imagine...
Alphabet Soup
What the Letters Behind Your Provider’s Name Stand For “Someone will be in to see you in a...
Not Just Health Care…It’s Mind-Body-Soul Care
Isolation hurts our health, and loneliness decreases our lifespan, according to a 2010 University...
Spectrum of Confusion
What Does it Mean when a Child is “On The Spectrum?” What is Autism? One in 50...
Beating The Odds
Making it to Adulthood With Chronic Illness Many children used to die before reaching adulthood...
Frozen: Residency Programs Keep Would-Be Doctors On Ice
It’s like a very strange game of musical chairs. By the end of the 2013 “Match Week,” where medical...
Love & Science: Howard Jones, Jr., M.D. and Georgeanna...
Even at the age of 103, Howard Jones Jr., M.D., still goes into his office for several hours each...
Many Paths, One Goal: Escaping Addiction
“My boyfriend John drinks too much, and he needs to go to rehab…but we just don’t have the money...
Prescription for Success
isha Sawyer demonstrated effectively how frustrating it is not to understand what a doctor is...
Taking a Stand
Programs Use Positive Approach to Stop Bullying aymon Lewis carries a file folder with bad news in...
Measuring Up
What Growth Charts Mean (and Should You Worry?) “How’d it go at the pediatrician?” “Well, great...
Using Massage as Medicine
Everyone loves a massage, right? It’s a time to relax. But massage, often given in spas and...
Imaging to Go: Technology That Comes to You
or people living in rural areas, or with limited access to health care facilities, mobile health...
Long in the Tooth
How to take care of your teeth as you age eople are living longer, and so it’s important that they...
All in the Family or Peds for Kids
Making the choice between pediatrics or family practice Like many parents with young...
Genetic Testing: Knowing The Family Tree and Family Genes
With an increased spotlight on cancer prevention, including Angelina Jolie’s high-profile...
“Caring for Me, Caring for You” Program Wins Aging Best...
Commonwealth Council recognizes Riverside Health System’s Center for Excellence in...
People with Epilepsy Need to Be Seen: Epilepsy Health Fair...
he Epilepsy Foundation Health Fair at Neurology Consultants of Tidewater in Norfolk offered a...