Poverty is increasing in America, with 17% of our citizens living in poverty, including 16 million of our children-our future. In several of our southern states, nearly 25% of the population lives in poverty. These […]
Prevention of heart disease begins young, experts say, encouraging parents to instill proven nutrition and exercise lifestyles from infancy. But with childhood obesity rates tripling in the past 30 years, many worry that Americans are […]
Local medical leaders are closely watching health-care reform legislation developing in Washington. While most agree with the importance of providing affordable options to the estimated 45 million to 50 million uninsured Americans, they have different […]
Matt Masiello, M.D., MPH 