This commentary explores ongoing debates surrounding the concept of brain death, reviewing historical definitions, legal standards, published case reports, and ethical questions regarding informed ...

This article is focused on idiopathic OA of the knee (the most commonly affected joint), as opposed to OA that develops secondary to other pathologic processes such as trauma, congenital etiology, or ...

Explore the differential diagnosis of paresthesias with nonspecific white matter lesions, possible preclinical MS, and ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) in May 2026 through an international consensus published in The Lancet. The new name reflects the hormonal, ...

Vitalism is a cornerstone of the naturopathic worldview, underpinning many of its core tenets and healing modalities. Vitalism has been described as “the doctrine that life originates in a vital ...

One of our major goals is educating physicians about effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In our last article on small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), we explained the ...

Last August, I treated a young patient named Alyssa. She is 3 years old and is confined to a pediatric wheelchair. Her mother flew with her from Las Vegas, Nevada, to see me in Spokane, Washington.

Mental health providers today are expected to treat with a map drawn decades ago. The DSM remains our default framework, not because it works well but because it’s what we’ve always done. However, ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia. It occurs when a dysfunctional autonomic nervous system and sensitive heart tissue are triggered. There is a loss of synchronicity between the ...

Long-COVID (LC) and Post-Vaccination Syndromes (PV) have emerged as overlapping and increasingly common clinical conditions. This review synthesizes current evidence on definitions, incidence, ...