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Occu­pa­tions are not nec­es­sar­i­ly a paid job but can be con­sid­ered the dai­ly tasks we like to spend time doing. They are dif­fer­ent for every­one and often evolve over one’s life span. Some exam­ples of occu­pa­tions include golf, cro­chet­ing, bin­go, typ­ing, dress­ing and bathing. 

Bring­ing a new baby home is a cel­e­bra­to­ry time that unites fam­i­ly and friends; how­ev­er, the cur­rent pan­dem­ic can gen­er­ate increased appre­hen­sion and dis­com­fort. Drs. Mia Taormi­na and Don Sei­d­man pro­vide insight and guid­ance to help you intro­duce your new­born to loved one’s so you can ease your wor­ries and look for­ward to pre­cious moments ahead. 

Pso­ri­a­sis affects 100 mil­lion peo­ple world­wide, with about 150,000 new cas­es every year. There is no known cure for pso­ri­a­sis, but with dif­fer­ent treat­ments and lifestyle alter­ations, symp­toms may be relieved.

Do you work full-time? Are you also a full-time mom? For many women, find­ing time for per­son­al things you need to do can be dif­fi­cult. And whether you like it or not, vis­it­ing the doc­tor for your year­ly exam may be some­thing that gets pushed to the side when you are short on time. How­ev­er, your year­ly exam is impor­tant. Through reg­u­lar health screen­ings, your physi­cian can iden­ti­fy prob­lems at an ear­ly stage when they are most treat­able. A physi­cian per­form­ing a phys­i­cal exam can find things you don’t or can’t notice your­self. So make an appoint­ment, and get checked regularly!

The aver­age per­son sheds between 50 – 100 hairs per day. As you age, it is nor­mal to expe­ri­ence grad­ual thin­ning and break­age of hair.

With the new year in full swing, many of us are begin­ning changes we would like to make. Obe­si­ty Med­i­cine Physi­cian, Dr. Katie Rosen­feld, shares tips to sup­port your loved ones with their health and well­ness goals.

While tran­si­tion­ing out of active treat­ment into sur­vivor­ship can be reliev­ing, it can stir up many emo­tions and ques­tions. To help you pre­pare for life after can­cer, sur­geon Amrit Man­gat, MD, answers ques­tions about sur­vivor­ship and remission.

Fol­low­ing a breast can­cer diag­no­sis, you will receive a lot of infor­ma­tion about your health and treat­ment options, which can bring up many ques­tions and you may expe­ri­ence anx­i­ety as you pre­pare for treat­ment. Whether you’re con­sid­er­ing seek­ing a sec­ond opin­ion or are con­cerned about side effects, med­ical oncol­o­gist, Surekha Bod­di­pal­li, MD, answers com­mon breast can­cer treat­ment questions.