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,...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 6, 2022 | Medical Conditions
Sometimes it feels like extra weight appears out of nowhere. Maybe you’re chugging along as usual, maintaining your usual routine and lifestyle, and suddenly, you gain a little weight. This is a common and early warning sign that your hormones are imbalanced. To be...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Nov 22, 2022 | Medical Conditions
Many factors can elevate your risk of cancer. Smoking is connected to lung cancer, asbestos exposure is linked to mesothelioma (we’ve all seen the commercials!), radiation from X-rays like CT scans can cause cancer, etc. Unfortunately, we don’t have many great cancer...
