by Dr. Amanda Morris | May 23, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, has an ironic name. This disorder is absolutely real — time of year has been shown to have a legitimate impact on mood. SAD symptoms appear more commonly in the fall and winter months and typically improve with the arrival of...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 16, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Strokes only happen in old people. Heart attacks always have symptoms. People who have heart attacks and strokes all have high cholesterol. Exercise unfailingly prevents heart attacks and strokes. These are some common phrases I hear when talking with patients. I hate...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 9, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood that can persist into adulthood. An estimated six million children between ages three and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States. That’s...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Apr 4, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males. In fact, 80% of men will develop it by the time they’re 80. But why is it so common? A normal prostate continually grows with age — it’s bigger at 50 years old than it was at 40 years old than it was at 30 years old....
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Mar 21, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Leukemia was once a fatal disease — in the majority of cases, at least — that largely affected children. Now, thanks to decades of funding and research on leukemia, it’s no longer a definitive death sentence. Leukemia is now considered a chronic condition — like...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Feb 14, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Forgetting your car keys. Forgetting why you walked into a room. Not being able to remember the name of somebody you’ve known for 20 years. Sound familiar? I get calls from patients after these incidents all the time. “Why is my memory getting worse?” they ask. Often,...
