Expert Opinions

Nothing prepared her for the emotional toll of a breast cancer diagnosis | Patient perspective

by Claire Gawinowicz, For the Inquirer

One day you’re a healthy 65-year-old woman enjoying yoga and hiking, vacations planned, exciting volunteer projects on-going and then, out of nowhere, a nuclear bomb hits: the yearly mammogram shows something very suspicious.

Here’s why good posture is so important

by Todd O’Leary, For the Inquirer

I have vivid memories of various adults in my life telling me to fix my posture while I was growing up. But among the all-too-familiar calls to sit up straight and keep your shoulders back, I can’t say I recall anyone giving me an actual reason.

Here’s why good posture is so important

by Todd O’Leary, For the Inquirer

A dietitian’s guide to healthy summer snacking

by Theresa Shank, For the Inquirer

Snacking can help you keep your energy up and your blood sugars stable in between meals. Try to choose snacks around 150 to 200 calories, with greater than 3 grams of fiber, at least 5 grams of protein, and natural ingredients, when possible.

A dietitian’s guide to healthy summer snacking

by Theresa Shank, For the Inquirer

The cardiac surgery he thought he’d never need opened his heart in surprising ways | Patient perspective

by Stanley P. Jaskiewicz, For the Inquirer

I thought I was healthy before learning I wasn't. But now I'm through the worst of it. And life is looking pretty grand.

The cardiac surgery he thought he’d never need opened his heart in surprising ways | Patient perspective

by Stanley P. Jaskiewicz, For the Inquirer

I thought I was healthy before learning I wasn't. But now I'm through the worst of it. And life is looking pretty grand.

I knew my patient as her husband’s superhero caregiver. Then she dropped her mask.

by Jeffrey Millstein

One encounter with this woman was enough to make a physician change how his practice works.

Medical Mystery: What killed ‘Red Scare’ Sen. Joseph McCarthy?

by Allan B. Schwartz, For The Inquirer

In the 1950s, Americans from all walks of life were targeted by the paranoid tactics of the senator from Wisconsin. As it turns out, the condition that killed him also could explain at least some of his behavior.

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Nothing prepared her for the emotional toll of a breast cancer diagnosis | Patient perspective

Here’s why good posture is so important

Here’s why good posture is so important

A dietitian’s guide to healthy summer snacking

A dietitian’s guide to healthy summer snacking

The cardiac surgery he thought he’d never need opened his heart in surprising ways | Patient perspective

The cardiac surgery he thought he’d never need opened his heart in surprising ways | Patient perspective

I knew my patient as her husband’s superhero caregiver. Then she dropped her mask.

Medical Mystery: What killed ‘Red Scare’ Sen. Joseph McCarthy?

Patient centered medical homes reduce healthcare costs for the developmentally disabled

Surprise out-of-network hospital bills becoming more common, more expensive

How do volunteer scientists find one of Philly's most secretive animals? By tickling its web.

Alaska scientists say polar bear encounters to increase

3 age-defying exercises

A dietitian’s guide to healthy summer snacking

The Parent Trip: Emily and Erik Overbaugh of Conshohocken

The Parent Trip: Debi Chen-Sloan and Emmett Sloan of East Hempfield Township