Depression After Strokes Common
When our primary care doctors in Delray Beach heard that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) had checked himself into the hospital for depression following his stroke last year, we were not surprised. That’s because depression is a common reaction after a stroke.
Latest News on Alzheimer’s Drugs
The news on various Alzheimer’s drugs has been coming so fast lately that you may have had trouble keeping up. So our primary care doctors in Delray Beach thought we’d try to help you sort out the facts. Unfortunately, with each new
Steroids May Make Knee Arthritis Worse
If you’re one of the 32 million Americans who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, our primary care doctors in Delray Beach want to alert you to a new study that may impact how you’re treated for that condition. Osteoarthritis of
Proof That Anyone Can Get Deep-Vein Thrombosis
Many people believe that the condition known as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) only occurs in older people or those who have been confined to bed or are traveling long distances in cramped quarters, like an airplane. But our primary care doctors in
What Is Aphasia?
When superstar Bruce Willis announced last month that he was stepping away from acting due to aphasia, many people no doubt rushed to the dictionary to find out what it was. Even if they knew that aphasia is the inability
5 Reasons Why You Wake In the Middle Of the Night
If you talk to friends and family, you might think that everyone—not just you—wakes in the middle of the night, often at 3 a.m. Our primary care doctors in Delray Beach hear this complaint so often from our patients that
Nature Deficit Disorder Has Real Consequences
Our family practice doctors in Delray Beach will admit that the term “nature deficit disorder” cannot be found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). But after we tell you about it, you may agree that it
Chronic Inflammation: Silent and Deadly
With all the never-ending news about the coronavirus, our family practice doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach suspect you may not have heard about an even more widespread—and potentially deadly—condition that is responsible for more illness than any
The Do’s and Don’ts of Diverticulitis
If you’ve ever endured the pain of diverticulitis, our family practice doctors in Delray Beach want to offer some background on this common condition, which affects more than 200,000 people in the U.S. every year. What is diverticulitis? When small, bulging pouches
Don’t Panic Over Panic Attacks
Yes, they’re terrifying. Yes, they can disrupt your life (to put it mildly). But if our family practice doctors in Delray Beach have examined you and diagnosed your symptoms as a panic attack, believe us. Unfortunately, one of the hallmarks of