Donna: Hi, I'm Donna from Tarzana. My question is what's the difference between strep throat and a regular sore throat?Jess Dhaliwal: Hi Donna, that's a great question. There are lot of things that cause sore throats. Viruses, bacteria, reflux from your stomach and frequent throat clearing from say postnasal drainage for the vast majority of people that get an acute sore throat is due to a virus a...read more

Interviewer: Sometimes pediatrician is referring you a patient because they complains the hot is constantly raising and they have a little bit of discomfort and you see them and you do your test. Why would you see them and what would you do to make a dia...read more

Finding Solace in MusicMary Lynn Schiavl: Poet Maya Angelo wrote, “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind. Music has been recognized throughout the ages for its value to sooth the soul and awaken the heart. For a music therapist Deborah A. Gromack Director of ...read more

A big problem when I was dealing with my back pain was loss of everything else going on in my body. I lost so much muscle, so much movement, and things unrelated to my spine. My legs became, just I lost all the muscle. It was like Jell-o. So, I was so determined to not lose, you know, movement in my legs and to not completely lose that muscle tone, so I would take all I had, and my friends and fam...read more

My name is Dr. Chris Christensen. Im the head of joint replacement at the Lexington Clinic in Lexington Kentucky.Obesity undeniably increases the rate of knee arthritis. The way it does that is probably through just an increase mass in the body creating more than normal forces passing off, passing through a, you know a given area, you know, that being the knee joint. And so when you have got more ...read more

EmpowHer Asks:Can the mammogram tell if I have cancer?Dr. Gail LebovicDirector of Womens Services for Cooper ClinicA mammogram is a very low dose of radiation that takes a picture that sees through the breast tissue and we are looking for very small changes from year to year. Now, a mammogram might see something like calcifications or change in the tissue, but it cannot tell you exactly what that ...read more

I recently saw a picture of myself from about a year ago. I could not believe that that was me. I was like, “Was I that big?” You know, I just couldnt believe it. I didnt see myself like that. I looked totally different. I just cant believe it. A friend saw the picture and she was like, “Was that you?” And I am like, “Yes.” She just cant believe that was me. I could see it in my eyes that thats me...read more