Talking to loved ones about substance abuse or addictions can be daunting even for the most open and loving families.
 
Once a person becomes addicted to a drug, it may be very difficult to quit due to painful withdrawal symptoms that lead to powerful desires to start using again. Drugs also alter a person’s state of consciousness, causing abnormal mood changes and hindering their ability to communicate.
 

Right after an orthopaedic injury or surgery, your steps on the road toward recovery are often clearly laid out. You’ll probably have numerous appointments penciled across your calendar—a follow-up visit with your health care provider here, a trip to have imaging done there—and plenty of specific instructions on what to do (and not do) while you recuperate.

But what happens when you’ve completed your medical treatment, yet aren’t quite back to your old self and your favorite physical activities? Are you on your own from there on out?

Monkeypox is in the news. Should we be concerned about it in the community?
 
By issuing a mid-level travel alert rather than a warning against nonessential travel, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a qualified “no,” together with prevention measures, as an answer.
 

A “baby aspirin” a day has long been a popular preventive measure against cardiovascular disease.

But new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)* now recommend that adults age 60 and older should not start taking daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke.