Northlake Nephrology

10 of the Best (and 5 of the Worst) Hospitals

Going to a great hospital can make all the difference when you need care. This list makes it easy to see how your local hospital stacks up.

How To Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

Here's a fact you can impress your friends with -- every 30 minutes your kidneys filter all the blood in your body eliminating waste and excess fluid. P...

Introducing our Newest Veterinarian: Dr. Seth Cohen!

Dr. Cohen received his doctorate in 2006 from the University of Minnesota–College of Veterinary Medicine. He has worked in emergency/referral medicine, as well as in small animal private practice, in Minnesota. In addition to general and internal medicine, Dr. Cohen has a particular interest in GI and renal diseases as well as in neurology. …

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

Have Multiple Pets? 6 Tips to Help Make Feeding Time Easier

If you have more than one dog or cat, feeding time can be challenging. Our veterinary nutrition expert shares strategies for making mealtime simpler.

How to stay fit without exercising

If you build more activity into your day, you might be able to skip the workout

Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer To Rural Health Care Needs?

The growing number of osteopathic doctors could help fill the primary care niche in medically underserved areas.

12 states see osteopathic physicians grow more than 100%

Growth of osteopathic medical profession addresses physician shortage in rural and underserved areas.

Changing lifestyles and saving lives: How one osteopathic physician might just change health care

TCOM and HSC Health’s Dr. Dante Paredes combines osteopathic medicine with whole health to give people their lives back.

What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Osteopathic Medicine is founded in the belief that the body is more than just the sum of its parts.

Urology/Nephrology Combined Clinic Offers Benefits for Patients, Physicians and Researchers

A highly specialized clinic provides efficient care for patients with rare or complicated urinary tr...

Do Physicians Trust Physicians to Make Medical Decisions?

Milton Packer wonders how pervasive the mistrust of U.S. medicine might be

Physician happiness: 4 strategies for improving physician wellbeing

Understanding the factors influencing physician wellbeing can help healthcare facilities improve physician happiness and increase retention.

What My Mentor Taught Me About Osteopathy

The important lessons about osteopathy I was taught that saved me years of frustration and deepened my understanding of osteopathic principles.

Building global awareness of US osteopathic medicine

During the World Health Assembly, DOs educated health care leaders on osteopathic medicine, noting that U.S.-trained DOs are fully licensed physicians.

Why Do MDs Get More Research Dollars Than Doctors of Osteopathy?

4 things to know about Osteopathic Recognition

Learn what it means for residency programs to have Osteopathic Recognition, which programs are obtaining it and more.

Physicians: Stop by Upcoming ‘Find a Physician’ Photo Sessions

Employed physicians who need to create or update their profile images for the online Find a Physician directory are encouraged to attend photography sessions on our University and Memorial Campuses…

Do Physicians See Obesity?

New CDC statistics suggest that physicians see obesity only rarely in patients who visit them, despite the fact that it affects 38% of adults in the U.S.