The internet is awash today with reports that popular sleep supplement melatonin significantly increases the risk of heart failure. Although I rarely recommend melatonin, many of my patients find it makes a difference for them. So knowing that headlines don’t always...
When you think about sleepless nights, the first treatments that come to mind often aren’t the best ones. For instance, we may think that a nice glass of wine will help. Or a gummy. Or a sleepytime tea. If you’re supplement savvy, you might think of...
The world has changed. I want you to know that you’re not alone in it. In March I shifted my medical practice to 100-percent telemedicine visits. My patients and I are loving it. These work just like regular appointments, except we meet over a secure, HIPAA-compliant...
A few years ago, a patient came in with some unexplained symptoms. She’d been to the hospital twice, and even had a small surgery that didn’t help the problem. Tough as that was, she’d also gotten some bad news on a related genetic test. You can...
