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Search ArticlesWhat is Your Patient Personality?
BOOKSTORE EVENTS 👉 August 6 @ 6-7 pm PT | Zibby's Bookshop | Santa Monica, CA |in conversation with Elise Loehnen | RSVP here! August 12 @ 7-8 pm | Politics & Prose | Washington, DC | in conversation with Franklin Foer August 15 @ 1-2 pm | Mitchell’s Book Corner | Nantucket, MA | book signing What would you do if you woke up with out-of-the-blue chest pain? Would you ignore it? Would you calmly take some deep breaths and think, I can handle this?
Friday Q&A: Diet Coke; weight worries with adult children; gas and bloating; & duration of antidepressant use
OOK UPDATE: UPCOMING EVENTS đ Join me at Zibbyâs Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT đ„đ Join me in Times Square in NYC on August 11 at 4:15 pm ET đ„đ Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET đ„đ Beyond the Prescription releases on August 11. Pre-order on my website and claim your bonus! Photo by Aron L on Unsplash đŁ Click here to send me your questions for future Q&As! âïž The following questions have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
There's Now a Blood Test for Alzheimer's. Should You Get It?
BOOK UPDATE: UPCOMING EVENTS š Join me at Zibbyās Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT š„š Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET š„š Beyond the Prescription releases on August 11. Pre-order on my website and claim your bonus! This story is told with permission from my patient. A patient messaged me last week from an airport gate.
Friday Q&A: new cholesterol pill; poor air quality; sleep trackers; mouth taping and nasal strips
FUN BOOK UPDATEđ I spent all day in NYC yesterday doing book-related media events. Stay tuned for fun podcast episodes, to be released during publication week (8/11)! đŁ Click here to send me your questions for future Q&As! âď¸ The following questions have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Dr. McBride, I just read about the new cholesterol medication Lipfendra. Is it better than statins? Should I switch from Crestor?
Is Chronic Lyme Real?
BOOK UPDATE: UPCOMING EVENTS đ Join me at Zibbyâs Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT đ„đ Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET đ„đ Beyond the Prescription releases on August 11. Pre-order on my website and claim your bonus! This story is told with permission from my patient. She came in convinced she had Lyme disease. A woman in her mid-60s, sheâd spent a few weeks hiking in Maine this spring. She never saw a tick.
Friday Q&A: Cyclospora outbreak; too much dietary protein; urinary urgency; & top exercise hacks
BOOK UPDATEđ Join me at Zibbyâs Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT đ„đ Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET đ„đ đŁ Click here to send me your questions for future Q&As! . âïž Photo by Bozhin Karaivanov on Unsplash The following questions have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Dr. McBride, I just read about a Cyclospora outbreak and I had never heard of it before. How does it spread?
What I Wish Every Woman Knew About Breast Cancer
Dr. Lucy McBride sits down with Dr. Amy Comander, Harvard breast oncologist and author of Paving Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond, to cut through the fear and misinformation around breast cancer. They cover who is at risk, what the screening guidelines mean in practice, what lifestyle factors move the needle, and how to make sense of the HRT and breast cancer conversation.
Friday Q&A: mosquitos and West Nile virus; fatigue with normal labs; GLP-1s and alcohol cravings; & elevated liver tests
BOOK UPDATEđ Join me at Zibbyâs Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT đ„đ Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET đ„đ đŁ Send me your questions for future Q&As! Click here to write me. âïž My favorite summer table accessory The following questions have been lightly edited for length and clarity. With summer, I'm seeing more mosquitoes than ever and starting to worry about mosquito-borne illnesses.
Are You Getting What You Need from Your Doctor’s Appointments?
Join me at Zibby's Bookshop in LA on August 6 at 6 pm PT 🥂🎉 • Join me at Politics & Prose in DC on August 12 at 7 pm ET 🥂🎉 A reader wrote me last week. She hit the nail on the head. I find the U.S. healthcare system frustrating. When I see my “primary care” doctor—for a problem, or an annual physical—it feels like we’re just going through the motions. My few chronic conditions never get better; if anything, they get worse as I age.
Friday Q&A: insulin levels in non-diabetics; vaginal estrogen; dietary calcium and oxalate; & brain fog vs dementia
BREAST CANCER CONVO đ Today at 10 am ET:Join me & Dr. Amy Comander, Harvard breast cancer specialist,live for a conversation aboutbreast cancer prevention, treatment & survivorship. Click HERE to join us! BOOK UPDATEđ Barnes & Noble has 25% off all pre-orders through June 26, including Beyond the Prescription! Grab your copy here.