Gerald H. Watanabe, MD

12/24/2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, science has made great strides, from the rollout of multiple vaccines to the ability for people to now test themselves for the virus at home.  Adding to that latest accomplishment are the rec

09/21/2021

 - Kenny Lin, MD, MPHScreening for high blood pressure in adults can be straightforward or quite complex. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently reaffirmed its longstanding recommendation to screen for hypertension with office bloo

08/18/2021

Q: That treat that you’ve been craving just slipped through your fingers and hit the floor. Can you eat it without worry if you scoop it up within five seconds? A: Maybe — but do you really want to risk it? Food that lands on the floor will p

05/20/2021

Midway through cleaning out your car after another on-the-go week, a growing pile of crumpled fast food wrappers reveals a harsh reality: Your efforts to eat healthier definitely took a wrong turn. It happens, says registered dietitian Kate Patton,

05/14/2021

Remember when experts said to avoid cholesterol-rich foods like eggs? The thought was that cholesterol in food raised your blood cholesterol and risk of heart disease, but recent studies have found that some high-cholesterol foods may not raise your he

04/21/2021

Why is it after eating certain foods, you can feel full for hours, but after others, you’re looking for a snack within minutes? It’s all about your body’s digestion of food and several other factors that affect how long the process can take.

03/02/2021

You’re exhausted and driving home late. It becomes increasingly hard to focus on the road, and you start blinking more slowly. Should you press on or pull over? “Short bursts of sleep, or microsleep, while driving can be dangerous,” says sleep

02/24/2021

The blood pressure cuff is one of those devices trauma professionals don’t give a second thought to. Old timers like me remember using the cuff with a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope to get manual blood pressures. I’ve had to do this twice in the pas

12/15/2020

Can mobile phones really disrupt your pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)? Ten years ago, research indicated they could. That’s why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended keeping mobile devices — and the r

12/11/2020

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Learn how to cope with seasonal depression this Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic

12/10/2020

Q: Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much of the population will need to be vaccinated for the pandemic to end? A: A vaccinated person acts as a barrier to slow and prevent the virus from continuing to spread. The ultimate end goal is to get