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By Reed Tuckson, MD, 06/23/2014

Reflections on Men’s Health

I’ve been thinking often about men’s health this month. For one thing, June 15 was Father’s Day, as every other commercial seemed to remind me as the holiday approached. Even though I’ve yet to see a Hallmark card for it, June is also Men’s Health Month. Maybe the underlying message in all the cards and calls we men got on Father’s Day from the women and children in our lives is that we are loved, and they want us to love and take better care of ourselves!

By Reed Tuckson, M.D., and Rhonda Randall, D.O., 05/21/2014

An Update on the State of Senior Health

It’s time to re-think how we approach aging in the U.S. As more and more Baby Boomers pass their 65th birthday, our country is undergoing a tremendous demographic change. In the next 25 years, America’s senior population will double, and as America’s population ages, we know we must be attentive not just to how long we’re living, but also to how well.

By Nicole A. Vaughn, PhD, 03/20/2014

Diabetes Wake-Up Call

It’s time for a wake-up call in America when it comes to diabetes. It is a major cause of heart disease and stroke, as well as kidney failure, adult blindness and non-traumatic lower-limb amputations.

By Reed Tuckson, MD, 01/23/2014

Our Rankings Resolutions

Learn about how different states measure New Year’s Resolutions.

By Reed Tuckson, MD, 10/21/2013

A Healthier America, One Tweet at a Time

Thanks to tools like Twitter and Facebook, good health advocates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@CDCFlu) to local community clinics can tweet.