While your fortune may be written on your palm, your destiny may be found in your nails. California ER doctor Joe Whittington has taken to TikTok to explain that if you press on your nail bed and see a pulsation, serious cardiovascular problems could be occurring. Known as Quincke’s sign, this pulsation is caused by … Read more
He’s shedding light on how to lose weight—and keep it off. Dr. Tommy Martin said he grew overweight thanks to unhealthy eating habits, tipping the scales at 230 pounds at his heaviest. He tried extremely restrictive diets and intense workouts, but it wasn’t until he changed his mindset and goals about a decade ago that … Read more
Do you have the courage to follow this routine? Florida gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab is revealing his daily diet of fruit, fish, coffee and nuts, hoping it will inspire his 1.7 million TikTok followers to adopt gut- and liver-friendly eating habits. “I try to stay away from fast food that’s greasy and fried,” Salhab says in … Read more
A year after undergoing his first eye and partial face transplant, Aaron James is finding beauty in everyday life. He can finally appreciate solids again – smelling is a simple pleasure – and he doesn’t wince when he looks in the mirror. And while most people hate the DMV, James happily traded in his driver’s … Read more
The plot thickens — as colon cancer rates continue to rise among young adults, a Florida gastroenterologist is pointing the finger at emulsifiers in processed foods. “Ultra-processed foods create a lot of noise in the microbial system,” said Dr. Maria Abreu, a professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology at the University of Miami, told Miami … Read more