First introduced in 1943, the Pap smear is the gold standard for cervical cancer screening. Even after 80 years, during which medical science has advanced by leaps and bounds, this test, devised by Dr. George Nicholas Papanicolaou, remains the primary…
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Care of skin prone to or affected with acne, is just not about using medication to control it. Unless it is combined with appropriate basic skin care, there won’t be a satisfactory response. Here are some basic skincare habits to…
(This post is about using a cervical cancer testing kit by yourself instead of having a medical professional do it for you. For standard or more traditional screening done in a doctor’s office, click here) Cervical cancer is the fourth…
Prostate cancer is the fifth leading cause of male cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for 1,414,000 newly diagnosed cases and 375,304 deaths annually. It is the second most common cancer in men in the USA after non-melanoma skin cancer.In 2019, 224,733…
All women have variable amounts of vaginal discharge, and many, at some point in their life, will complain of what they perceive to be an abnormal discharge which is often just normal. The majority will have at least one episode…
The other day I had a 19-year-old patient with nodulocystic acne all over her face. She had an internship where client interface was required and, thus, sought help. She had acne for the past year and was told by well-wishers…
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. In 2020, there were an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths. The American Cancer Society estimates that the USA in 2022: Quick Navigation What is Cervical Cancer Screening?…
Hydration. Hydration. Hydration. You could drown in the information available and still be parched. In previous posts, we tackled the following: Now, let us dive deeper and tackle if alcohol counts in daily fluid intake? Quick Navigation Water in OH….
Quick Navigation Option 1: Donate. Option 2: Grab the ‘Take Back Day’. Option 3: Dispose of them yourself. Can I flush medicines down the drain? Can I discard medicines with household waste? Trivia. Option 1: Donate (Note: This is an…
Nutritional supplements (multivitamins and minerals) have been a personal ire of mine ever since I started practicing medicine. It is overprescribed and nearly always asked for by patients. As the COVID 19 pandemic hit, the demand for ‘immune-boosting’ supplements and…