Internal Medicine Plus

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

Tattoo complications surprisingly common

The rising popularity of body art raises longer-term medical concerns

Is Red Light Therapy the Key to Skin Rejuvenation?

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and it also plays a vital role in keeping you alive by protecting your internal organs from the elements and getting rid of harmful toxins through sweating. As you age, your skin will begin to lose its youthful appearance and elasticity, which can cause wrinkles, blemishes, […]

Your Next Step Podiatry

Make an appointment with one of our doctors for an evaluation to see if you qualify for a pair of shoes.

14 Ways Cardiologists Keep Their Own Hearts Healthy

You've heard for years about the healthy habits that keep your ticker ticking: Watch your weight, eat a balanced diet, make sure to exercise, and stay away from cigarettes. But it's not always easy to play by these rules in real life, when stress and crazy schedules get in the way. That's why we went to some of the most overworked, overstressed people we know—cardiologists—to find out what they do personally to keep their hearts healthy and sneak good-for-you habits into their lives.

How Long Is a Cold or Flu Contagious?

Learn how cold and flu viruses spread, find out when to seek medical care for influenza or a cold, and discover the contagious period for the flu and common cold.

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

Finding Fascination in Medicine Again

Burnout robs physicians of the reason why they went into medicine in the first place: to take care of the human being in front of them. Here's one strategy to address that.

Northwest Family Medicine: What is Integrated Medicine?

“Naturopathy” is NOT “Functional Medicine”

A recent article authored by an ND, addressing the ability to heal autoimmune conditions with “functional medicine,” raises the question of whether it is clear the difference between “functional medicine” and “naturopathy.” Thomas Kruzel, ND writes a beautiful article on this topic [link here] and I’ll touch on a single distinguishing highlight. The Origination of …

How to Use a Medicine Ball in Your Workout

To Get More Out of Your Workout, Try the Medicine Ball When people think about a medicine ball, they usually get a mental image of the vintage brown leather-based weighted ball sitting inside the n…

The highs and lows of regenerative medicine

Nanoscale manipulation on the surface of materials could stimulate cells to differentiate into specific tissues – eliminating the use of growth or transcription factors.

Prevention Poised To Become The New Medicine

Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet

Keeping expired and unused drugs puts you and others at risk. Here's Consumer Reports' advice on how to clean out your medicine cabinet the safe way.

What’s It Like to Be a Director of Street Medicine?

Meet Bonnie Coover, family nurse practitioner and director of street medicine at Janian Medical Care.

Data-based medicine: The end of evidence-based medicine?

Proper implementation of automation, analytics, and action, can help properly leverage big data for new solutions to health care models.