Aging is something that happens to all of us, and when you're an adult, the years fly by and your body takes a toll from that thing called life. In this week's Doc Talk, Ed Russo takes a look at how to age in a healthy way.
Different cases require different levels of treatment. CBS21's Ed Russo looks into when a trip to an urgent care facility may be better, and cheaper, than heading to the ER.
It's been all the craze. Vaping with e-cigarettes. Part of the original intent was to help those with addiction. In this week's Doc Talk, Ed Russo takes a look at how this new fad is likely doing more harm than good.
Every 40 seconds someone has a heart attack in the U.S., every minute, someone dies. A big part of avoiding a heart attack is knowing your risk of heart disease and taking appropriate action in the form of treatment and lifestyle change.
An incredibly important test, a coronary calcium score, can immediately assess you risk.
Opioids, we've all heard the term, and it's a serious one. According to the CDC, more than 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, and the consequences of addiction can unravel quickly.
"So I think that difference, sort of the time frame from use and addiction to death, it's so proximal with opioids that it really captured the attention of the country," said Jordan Barbour, the operations director for Addiction Medicine.
Aspirin, we all keep them in our medicine cabinets and some of us pop them as frequently as candy.
And while Geisinger Holy Spirit cardiologist Dr. Aditya Sharma says the benefits of aspirin that are touted by pharmacy companies in commercials are not wrong.
Aspirin, we all keep them in our medicine cabinets and some of us pop them as frequently as candy.
And while Geisinger Holy Spirit cardiologist Dr. Aditya Sharma says the benefits of aspirin that are touted by pharmacy companies in commercials are not wrong.
Knee and ankle injuries are some of the most common sports and exercise-related injuries in the United States. Millions of people suffer from them every year.
A nationwide campaign called Stop the Bleed was rolled out in 2015 to encourage everyday people to go through training on how to help if there is a bleeding emergency.
