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By Eva Briggs, MD Whenever I see a patient with an unusual medical history, I like to learn about their diagnosis and treatment from

By Eva Briggs, MD RSV is not a new disease, but it’s hitting hard and early this year Many of my patients have been

By Eva Briggs, MD The risk of developing condition increases with obesity and with increasing age. Recently I saw a patient with a previously

By Eva Briggs, MD One of my colleagues recently identified a patient sick with an unusual infectious disease. A disease that I’d learned about

By Eva Briggs, MD Would you eat a credit card worth of plastic? No? Actually, the average person may be consuming 5 grams of

By Eva Briggs, MD I’ve seen many tick bites and Lyme disease lately, making this a good time to revisit this condition. There are

By Eva Briggs, MD Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) is a long name for arthritis at the base of the thumb joint. It’s also

  Pain is a symptom, but heart attacks can present without pain By Eva Briggs, MD What are the signs that you might be

By Eva Briggs, MD Springs is here. The ice has melted. Soon it will be time for water-based recreation like swimming, boating and fishing.