Ask a Derm: Can You Over-Moisturize in the Summer? By Beth Shapouri, June 16, 2015 If you’re in certain parts of the country, humidity is suddenly becoming a main character in your life story. Which leads us to the question: With all Read More >

Travel Healthy and Protect Your Back (HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, June 2015 – The summer vacation season is here: sizzling temperatures, fruity drinks and . . . back pain? Heady anticipation of summer travel plans can mask the fact that Read More >

5 Common Cancer Myths You Shouldn’t Believe Anymore Focusing on these fallacies won’t help prevent the big C. Shift your attention to these science-backed protection tips instead By Cindy Kuzma, JUNE 05, 2015 MYTH: Cell phones and artificial sweeteners cause Read More >

After a Concussion, When’s the Right Time for Athletes to Get Back in the Game? Written by Brian Krans | Published on June 4, 2015 Klay Thompson is starting for the Golden State Warriors tonight in the NBA Finals, a week Read More >

June 3, 2015 Jayme Bashian Back acne, or “bacne,” is a troublesome condition for many, particularly over the summer months. Here, Jayme Bashian, director and lead esthetician of Simply Posh Aesthetic Spa, provides five client tips to clear bacne and prevent its Read More >

Dr. Kaixuan Liu opens 4th clinic in NYC — 5 things to know Featured Written by Laura Dyrda | Tuesday, 02 June 2015 Spine specialist Kaixuan Liu, MD, opened a new office in New York City. Dr. Liu founded Atlantic Spine Center, which Read More >

Your Skin v. The Sun By Victoria Dolby Toews, MPH, May 2015 Your skin telegraphs to the world the state of your overall health and well ­being. This is why skin “warrants attention, care, and nourishment—just like the rest of Read More >

 May 20, 2015 (HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, May 2015 – The perennially popular sport of golf often comes with a high price tag on players’ lower backs as well as their wallets. But hitting the links doesn’t have to lead Read More >

Move Over, Melasma christina vercelletto | MAY 18, 2015 It starts out so barely noticeable, most people ignore it. When they do first see it, they hope it’ll just go away on its own. But it doesn’t. And then, all of a Read More >

  May 13, 2015 (HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, May 2015 – Day or night, a growing baby is always with its pregnant mother. So too, for a large percentage of expecting women, is back pain, a not-so-happy but highly common consequence Read More >

OH MY ACHING BACK! By: Linda Hepler, BSN, RN, May 2015 One minute you’re perfectly fine, and the next minute, you’re lying on the floor, writhing with back pain. None of us are immune to an aching back. In fact, Read More >

 May 4, 2015 Women in Medical Tech Careers; Tips for success By Kathryn Stecco, MD It’s not been easy for women to break into the male-dominated business of developing medical technologies. In fact, women have scarcely made a dent in most Read More >

  BY CINDY KUZMA, MAY 03, 2015 COMMON CAUSES OF BACK PAIN AND HOW TO PREVENT IT One minute, you feel invincible: You’re squatting heavy, tossing bags of mulch, helping the lovely passenger in 12D hoist her bag into the overhead compartment. Read More >

 April 2015 FIGHT YOUR OWN FEAR Fear is your body’s way of trying to keep you safe from what it perceives as a threat. Scientist call it the fight-or-flight impulse. But when fear disrupts your ability to go to work, Read More >

Rhinophyma: Tips for Dealing with a Large, Red Nose (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Albertson, NY, March 29, 2015 – The bulbous, red nose most often associated with the comedian W.C. Fields has often been thought to be caused by heavy drinking. While alcohol Read More >

Back Pain Management 101 (HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, April 28, 2015 – People with chronic back pain may have already tried an array of non-invasive pain management methods to dull the ache, including exercise, medications, physical therapy, hot and cold Read More >

Praveen Kadimcherla, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Dr. Kadimcherla attended New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA where he attended a fellowship in Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Spine. Prior to that, he completed his Residency in Orthopaedics at Read More >

Margaret Harvey, DO is a sports medicine fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon.  Prior to joining Plancher Orthopaedics in 2016, she served in the United States Navy achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In her final military tour, she served as a Read More >

   8 SURPRISING BACK PAIN TRIGGERS, By Linda Melone, April 2015 You expect your back to ache after a day of snow shoveling or helping a friend move. But sometimes back pain causes aren’t so obvious. In fact, everyday habits and Read More >

Weight Lifting the Back-Friendly Way (HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, April 2015 – Back pain among bodybuilders is so common that there’s a term for it: “weight lifter’s back.” The back strain resulting from poor lifting technique, too-heavy weights or other Read More >