by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jun 14, 2021 | Aging, Exercise, Fitness, Fitness Gear, Healthy Aging, Joint health, Pain Management
Main photo courtesy curearthritis.org A Guide to Avoiding Knee Replacement Last year there were 600,000 total knee replacement surgeries in the United States. Insurers spend five billion dollars on knee procedures per year. It is a remarkable procedure. However, it is...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 13, 2019 | Age Management, Disease, Healthy Aging, Pain Management, Public Health
Post Herpetic Neuralgia can be like a Spear in the Chest It Can Be Prevented – But at a Price Shingles is a virus that resides in nerve roots near the spinal cord. It is activated by aging, most commonly over age 60. A shingles episode lasts approximately three weeks....
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Nov 6, 2013 | Alzheimer's, Back Pain, Infectious Disease, Oral Health, Pain Management
We have been building towards this moment in medicine for 30 years. Thirty years in the genomic age is not a long time. In medicine, crystalline moments can accrue over a millennium, until a principle is recognized. Such patiently acquired knowledge is not easily...
