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Sea­son­al affec­tive dis­or­der (SAD) is a sub­type of major depres­sive dis­or­der and most peo­ple with this dis­or­der notice symp­toms start­ing in fall and con­tin­u­ing into win­ter. These symp­toms will start and stop around the same time each year.

In women with stress uri­nary incon­ti­nence, pelvic mus­cles and tis­sue have been weak­ened by preg­nan­cy, child­birth, trau­ma, radi­a­tion, pri­or surgery, mus­cle dam­age or hor­mon­al changes, caus­ing the blad­der and ure­thra to relax from their nor­mal posi­tions. A sling helps to cor­rect the con­di­tions that cause stress uri­nary incon­ti­nence with a mesh mate­r­i­al that sup­ports the urethra. 

As we set goals for our health, we often focus on day-to-day healthy habits and lifestyle changes. It takes time to cre­ate habits and tru­ly see change. Because of this, it can be easy to give up on dai­ly habits when results are not seen immediately.

As the leaves begin to fall and the air starts to chill, it’s time to pre­pare for the fall sports sea­son. Sports are a great way to get the exer­cise you need while show­ing some school spir­it, how­ev­er, they are also a com­mon cul­prit of injury. The best way to lead your team to vic­to­ry this sea­son is to stay on top of your health. To help you care for your body this fall, Bri­an Ward, MD, sports med­i­cine doc­tor and orthopaedic sur­geon, has out­lined some tips on how ath­letes can stay safe and healthy in every sport this season.

Not all acne presents that same through­out a per­sons life. Here we cov­er the symp­toms, pre­sen­ta­tions, con­tribut­ing fac­tors and treat­ment options for the most com­mon types of pedi­atric and ado­les­cent acne. 

Demen­tia refers to a group of dis­eases and symp­toms that are asso­ci­at­ed with a decline in mem­o­ry and cog­ni­tive func­tion severe enough to inter­fere with every­day life. It is most com­mon in those over the age of 65 and may cause symp­toms that hin­der the abil­i­ty to think, remem­ber and rea­son. Today, approx­i­mate­ly 47.5 mil­lion peo­ple are liv­ing with demen­tia worldwide.

Endometrio­sis is a com­mon con­di­tion that impacts up to one in every ten women in the Unit­ed States. Learn why endometrio­sis can cause painful peri­ods and how you can diag­nose and treat this condition. 

Postin­flam­ma­to­ry hyper­pig­men­ta­tion and melas­ma may have sim­i­lar appear­ances on your skin but the diag­noses are dif­fer­ent. Our Der­ma­tol­o­gists explain each skin con­di­tion and dif­fer­ent treat­ment options.

One of the choic­es you will make as a prospec­tive par­ent involves whether or not to test for genet­ic con­di­tions in your devel­op­ing baby. There are many choic­es, as well as many mis­con­cep­tions about genet­ic testing.

It is nor­mal for you to expe­ri­ence changes in your vision through­out your life, and as you age, your risk of devel­op­ing cer­tain eye con­di­tions increas­es as well. For most peo­ple, changes in their eyes begin in their ear­ly to mid-40s and will con­tin­ue into their ear­ly 60s. The most com­mon visu­al change in old­er adults is dif­fi­cul­ty see­ing things close by, pri­mar­i­ly when read­ing or work­ing on a com­put­er. This is a con­di­tion called pres­by­opia, a nor­mal change in your eye­’s abil­i­ty to focus. This hap­pens when the lens of your eye los­es some of its flex­i­bil­i­ty, mak­ing it more dif­fi­cult for your eyes to shift eas­i­ly from objects far away to objects near­by. Typ­i­cal symp­toms include dif­fi­cul­ty read­ing print mate­ri­als includ­ing books, news­pa­pers or menus, espe­cial­ly in dim light. You may find your­self hold­ing objects away from you in order to see more clear­ly. Once it devel­ops, pres­by­opia will con­tin­ue to progress as you age. Indi­vid­u­als who already wear glass­es or con­tact lens­es may need to switch to bifo­cal or mul­ti­fo­cal lens­es for help with near and far dis­tances. Those who haven’t need­ed con­tacts or glass­es in the past may need to use read­ing glass­es mov­ing forward.