Western Medicine

Sleep Apnea – A Silent Killer

Each year we recognize National Sleep Awareness Week (March 8-14) and World Sleep Day (March 13). The annual events celebrate sleep health and encourages the public to prioritize sleep to improve overall health and well-being. Of course, many people may not understand the critical importance of chronic sleep issues like sleep apnea, but according to …

World Hearing Day With SigniaUSA

Dr. Eric Branda, Au.D, Ph.D. visits with Mark Alyn to share strategies for preventing and treating hearing loss. He comments on the larger public health implications of this silent epidemic. Plugged in Generation – More than 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults worldwide are at risk of hearing loss, according to the WHO.  And according to a 2017 survey by …

Celebrating Susan G. Komen’s 7th Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference

“Creating Understanding, One Community After Another” is the theme for Susan G. Komen’s Los Angeles County 7th Annual Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference. Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn discussed the January 4 event with the keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Nagourney, Founder and Medical Director of the Nagourney Cancer Institute and Clinical Associate Professor at the University …

Avoid Falling During The Holidays

  Dr. Nic Gay and Dr. Kerisimasi Reynolds of their recently launched cutting edge practice, Silicon Valley Orthopaedics (SVO) http://www.siliconvalleyortho.com point out that serious falls are very common during the holiday season. A Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that about 250 injuries a day occur during November and December. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Know Your Dentist with Dr. Charles Sutera

Dr. Sutera has a strong value for advanced multidisciplinary dentistry. He has completed post-graduate education programs in the fields of dental anesthesiology, smile aesthetics, dental implantology, TMJ and oral surgery. He believes multidisciplinary expertise and knowledge allows for the highest level of dental treatment, reconstruction, and maintenance. Dr. Sutera is board certified in moderate parenteral sedation by the Massachusetts …

Should You Exercise After 40? Dr. Brian Cole Says Yes!

Americans 40 and over are increasingly active.  In fact, one-third of gym members are Gen X-ers (ages 39-54) and the average age of amateur Iron Man competitors is 43, while the average age of competitors in the NY marathon is now 41.2.   Over 40, people can begin to lose up to 8 percent of muscle …

Cells Are The New Cure With Dr. Max Gomez

Join us on LATE NIGHT HEALTH as award-winning medical correspondent Dr. Max Gomez discusses his book, CELLS ARE THE NEW CURE, about the use of living cells and genetic modifications as revolutionary agents of healing. The very first treatments received FDA approval two years ago, and it’s set to transform how a patient’s immune cells target a specific …