Nobody likes to talk about it but our vaginas are never the same after childbirth. Then, the natural aging process and hormonal shifts associated with menopause further take a toll. The result is a decline in vaginal health and appearance with symptoms like...
In the great pharmacological arsenal of Western medicine, a few drugs are so embedded in the collective American consciousness that their names alone conjure up powerful, even emotional, associations. Oxycontin is one. Plan B, another. And Accutane, while not at the...
Summer in New York is a time for tank tops and bathing suits. Unfortunately, it is also the worst time for people prone to back acne, a.k.a. “bacne.” Heat, humidity and sweat lead to occlusion and clogged pores, trapping skin surface bacteria and attracting...
Skin sagging is inevitable – it will happen to every single one of us if we live long enough. There are contributing factors beyond our control, such as age, genetics, and ethnicity. Then, there are some lifestyle choices we can make to help the cause....
May is the American Academy of Dermatology’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and with sunnier weather already upon us in New York, it is the perfect time to think about the health of your skin. Like other cancers, skin cancer is an abnormal growth of cells. It...
The summer of 2017 was a bittersweet season for me. In late July, I celebrated my graduation from the York College/CUNY Physician Assistant Studies program after two grueling years of coursework and clinical rotations. And after months of confinement in New York, I...
