Does losing weight help lower blood sugar numbers in healthy, non-prediabetics/non-diabetics, and is blood work to check A1c and fasting insulin level sufficient to rule out prediabetes?

August 29th, 2024

What is the safest medication to take for osteoporosis with the least amount of side effects, and can it be managed without medication?

December 2nd, 2023

Can I send a photo of something on my hand? It might be a rainwater blister or a spider bite. I don't know what it is, but it has pus and has been very painful, itchy, and causing fever, weakness, and nausea for about 10 days. I don't have insurance and haven't used any medication for this.

December 22nd, 2024

I have had an MRI which shows frontoparietal volume loss, which appears excessive for my age. I am 74 years old. Does this mean I will get dementia, and if so, how long before it gets bad? I have slight short-term and long-term memory loss and am taking medication for depression (Lexapro, Ativan, and Olanzapine). My doctor didn't seem overly concerned, but I have been referred to a neurologist.

November 3rd, 2023

I have a scheduled circumcision surgery tomorrow due to phimosis, but I recently learned about preputioplasty and want to know if I am a viable candidate. My phimosis does not cause any health problems, and I prefer to keep my foreskin. What are my options, and can the doctor performing the circumcision also do a preputioplasty or a dorsal slit instead?

March 5th, 2024