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Feb 8, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Greg Smith |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim
“What did you see?” I asked her, as she sat across from me, wide-eyed and obviously unnerved even thinking back about the episode. “It was horrible,” she said, “just horrible. I was lying on my back, and I saw it in the doorway, a big, dark, shadowy figure, blocking the door to my bedroom. I tried to scream, and nothing came out. I tried to raise my hands, to shield my eyes, to shoo it away, but I was paralyzed. I couldn’t move!”“That must have been very frightening for you,” I said.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Martha Rosenberg |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”– Maya AngelouSince my teenage years, I have been watching Bollywood movies of all sorts. Maybe people from the subcontinent like them because no one can relate to these movies other than them. My favorite hero was Sushant Singh Rajput. I liked him for his personality, his sweet smile, and the genuine look he had in his eyes. When he smiled, I could sometimes see a hint of pain in his eyes.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Tami Burdick |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim
One thing is for sure: in today’s modern world, and as we recover from the impact of a pandemic, we are busier than ever. Another certainty is just how many of us are constantly on the move, with over 900 million people traveling internationally every year. Whether you’re traveling for pleasure or business, many do so without ever considering the health risks and security concerns to which we are exposed.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Marc Arginteanu |Mohammed Umer Waris |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim
No one knows exactly why we need to sleep, but we certainly do. Although the brain can’t thrive on sleep alone, good sleep is an essential ingredient necessary to keep your brain functioning at its best. New research is shedding light on how a good night’s sleep may protect your brain from neurodegenerative diseases. In 2022, Canadian scientists evaluated the medical literature regarding sleep apnea and its link to the risk of dementia.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim |Maria Jay
Six months after being diagnosed with gastroparesis, I underwent experimental intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. What is often considered a wonder drug, with the ability to treat hundreds of rare illnesses, resulted in the worst experience of my life. I suspect that I developed aseptic meningitis, feeling like I had brain-damaged myself. What is intravenous immunoglobulin? Immunoglobulin is found in plasma, which is a part of your blood.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | L. Joseph Parker |Shaili Jain |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson
We have a problem with current recommendations for depression treatment. Thirty-five percent of patients will not go into remission or get any relief at all from SSRIs and SNRIs. And even when it does work, it takes about six weeks to start having an effect. The prevailing theory was that serotonin, abbreviated 5-HT, was the “satisfaction” neurotransmitter. Just as dopamine has been considered the pleasure neurotransmitter.
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Sep 17, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Stephanie Jeret |Mohammed Umer Waris |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson
How many rabbits have you seen with crooked teeth? How about bears or dogs? Why are humans the only mammals with crooked teeth? An orofacial myofunctional disorder, or OMD, describes abnormal lip, jaw, or tongue positions during rest, swallowing, or speech. There are many distinct points at which a child or adult’s system may experience a breakdown, leading to subsequent events known as craniofacial sequences. Allowing these events to persist without intervention may ultimately lead to an OMD.
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Jun 23, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Martha Rosenberg |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim |Sarah Murad
During the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, suicides among active-duty troops were frequently reported. Since then, news reports have subsided but the suicides have not. In fact, a 2022 report from the Defense Suicide Prevention Office revealed that there were more suicides in 2021 than any other year since the September 11 attacks.
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May 15, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Shaili Jain |Nicole Lamberson |Brandon Jacobi |Yoo Jung Kim
If you want to know whether a standard-of-care medication will work to treat your depression, flip a coin. More than half of all patients treated for major depressive disorder (MDD), the clinical name for what is typically thought of as depression, don’t respond to the first treatment option prescribed to them. Even those who do respond often won’t see the full clinical benefit for up to 12 weeks.
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Mar 12, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Emily Kahoud |Sarah Murad |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim
It wasn’t until I reflected upon how many times the highway rumble strip had potentially saved my life that I sought the help of a physician trained in sleep medicine. Prior to that, no doctor had ever asked me about my intractable insomnia. Sleep is increasingly being recognized as an underappreciated vital sign.
