Understandably, a growing number of Americans are dissatisfied with our expensive, dysfunctional health care system. We spend far more money on health care than any other country, yet rank far down ...

Louisiana is facing a mental health crisis. Nearly 715,000 adults in our state live with a mental health condition, and 179,000 of them experience serious mental illness. An estimated 44,000 teens ...

There is an old saying that honey works better than vinegar for catching flies. But when it comes to our health, vinegar is better than honey — which is primarily sugar. Vinegar is produced by ...

Nothing captures innocent joy like a child’s smile. As a dentist and a new dad, this is especially true for me. Yet far too many young smiles are put at risk every day because the importance of oral ...

When COVID-19 forced us indoors, many of us turned inward — toward our bodies, our routines and whatever forms of self-improvement we could control. That moment has long passed, but the culture it ...

I’m overdue for a mammogram, I haven’t had my cholesterol checked, and I’ve been ignoring aches and pains for months. It’s time to finally make my health a priority. I add this resolution to my list, ...

This summer marks a powerful milestone: the one-year anniversary of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University — a bold and visionary step toward transforming medical and ...

In my last column, a month ago, I lamented the fracturing of the American citizenry into factions who often cannot speak with each other. They do not share the same values, do not believe the same ...

When the government shuts down, most people expect the pain to appear slowly: closed parks, delayed services, long waits for federal paperwork. But for Virginia’s community health centers (CHCs), the ...