The recent suicide of former New England Patriots’ tight end, Aaron Hernandez in a Massachusetts prison after being acquitted of double homicide, re-ignited the conversation about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). According to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, “CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain

The American Cancer Society recently reported that 322,600 lives have been saved in the 26 years between 1989 and 2015. This was a 39 percent  drop in breast cancer deaths that was attributed to early detection and advances in medical treatments. The report also showed that during that time, there was a decrease in cancer

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, runs from November 1 through December 15, 2017. With the current administration’s plans to real and replace this healthcare bill that was enacted by former president, Obama, in 2010, there has been much confusion regarding the current state of affairs. While much of

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently lead a group of health professional organizations to issue new guidelines for diagnosing high blood pressure. The new guidelines were unveiled on November 13, 2017 at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions 2017, in Anaheim, California. These medical experts have changed the commonly accepted

The American Cancer Society recently reported that 322,600 lives have been saved in the 26 years between 1989 and 2015. This was a 39 percent  drop in breast cancer deaths that was attributed to early detection and advances in medical treatments. The report also showed that during that time, there was a decrease in cancer