Track a Fever From a Distance [video]

Track a Fever From a Distance [video]

Nothing’s worse for a parent than a sick kid. You want to care for them, you want them to get better quickly, and you want to let them rest. When they feel particularly lousy, they often don’t even want to be bothered or touched, which can make it...
It Hurts Right Here

It Hurts Right Here

Have you gone to the doctor with a mysterious but bothersome pain and found it was hard describe well enough for the physician to figure it out? It happened to me a few years ago when I had piriformis syndrome, an uncommon but extremely painful and difficult to...
Need a Checkup? Put Your Shirt On.

Need a Checkup? Put Your Shirt On.

Most medical interventions start with diagnostic measurements. When you go for a physical, to give blood, or just to speak with medical personnel about pretty much anything the first step is someone takes your temperature, reads your pulse, and measures your blood...