Weather directly drives emergency room visits in predictable patterns. Each season brings its own wave of specific medical emergencies that we can track alongside weather forecasts. Heat waves trigger dehydration and heat stroke. Cold snaps bring heart attacks and breathing problems. Even barometric...

Heart attacks often begin quietly. What you dismiss as indigestion might be your heart in trouble. Cardiac enzyme tests reveal truth when symptoms alone can’t tell the full story. These tests detect specific proteins released into your bloodstream by damaged heart cells. A simple blood draw gives ...

That minor shoulder twinge today might prevent you from lifting a coffee cup tomorrow. Musculoskeletal injuries rank as the leading cause of worldwide disability1, yet most people wait too long for treatment. Don’t expect your backache or sore knee to heal itself. Without proper care, that nagging...