Christina Frank

The use of telemedicine has skyrocketed due to shelter-in-place orders across the country, even among medical specialties that might not seem to lend themselves to it, such as ophthalmology.

Stage III breast cancer survivor Amanda Enayati turned her life around by seeking stories of women who beat the odds.

At Georgetown, learning about HIV is a hands-on experience.

Tools for coping with disappointment during the coronavirus crisis

As adventure travel grows, so does the field of wilderness medicine.

With climate-related disasters increasing, long-term care providers are facing new challenges in emergency preparedness.

Why teens with the disorder are at higher risk for addiction

For decades, future MDs have honed their clinical skills on medical actors and cadavers. Here's why this low-tech training method is still so valuable.

Talking to your child about watching porn can be awkward and something you’d rather avoid, but it’s a critical conversation to have.

Adam Skipper was one of the primary caregivers for his 69-year-old mother before pancreatic cancer took her life. In October 2018, almost two years to the day of his mother’s death, Skipper was diagnosed with the same disease.

When we think of those affected by eating disorders, we usually think of girls and young women. The fact is, females do make up the bulk of those who struggle with eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. But disordered eating also affects boys and men.

After his initial diagnosis of advanced melanoma in 1998, Dan Engel experienced five recurrences and underwent 10 operations, plus radiation and treatment in six clinical trials. Today he is cancer-free.

With multiple sclerosis, it’s critical to be diagnosed as early as possible, so that treatment can begin and, ideally, stave off the progression of neurological damage and disability. But this urgency presents a challenge for physicians, because there is currently no single test that results in a definitive diagnosis of MS.

A national shortage of primary care physicians, along with increasing healthcare costs, has created a demand for new types of specialists, as well as innovative uses of technology in healthcare. Here are five types of medical specialists on the rise — what they do, what makes them distinct and when you might see one.

Alcohol can be problematic for a number of reasons, especially if you have a bleeding disorder. Here’s what to know.