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Your Blood Test Came Back Abnormal. What Does It Mean? A routine blood panel showed that your calcium level is above normal. Your doctor flagged it and may have ordered a repeat test, which came back high again. Now you’re wondering: is this serious? What’s causing it? Hypercalcemia (the medical term for elevated calcium in…

Found an Adrenal Mass By Accident? Here is What to Do Next For most people, the term “incidentaloma” is completely unfamiliar, until it shows up on their imaging report. An adrenal incidentaloma is simply an adrenal mass discovered accidentally during imaging performed for a completely unrelated reason. It was not the target of the scan,…

There’s a myth that follows Black patients into almost every dermatology visit: darker skin doesn’t get skin cancer. It’s not true, and believing it can cost lives. Add a second myth: That sunscreen isn’t necessary for darker skin tones, and you start to see how one of the enormous gaps in dermatology takes hold: Black…

Here’s something that surprises a lot of my patients: high blood pressure is called ‘the silent killer’ for a reason. Most people assume they’ll notice obvious high blood pressure symptoms, but the reality is that most people feel completely normal. No headaches, no dizziness, no warning signs at all. That’s what makes it one of…

A mother’s perspective on parenting a teenager with lupus, and watching her daughter thrive. “She Has Lupus, But We Don’t Want Lupus to Have Her” When Lakeya’s daughter Danielle was diagnosed with lupus at just 13 years old, the family’s world shifted overnight. Friends cried. Family members feared the worst. And Lakeya, a therapist and…

Understanding Your Results: An Adrenal Nodule Found on a CT Scan You went in for a routine scan, maybe to check on back pain, look at your kidneys, or investigate an unrelated concern. If you recently had an adrenal nodule found on a CT scan, receiving that unexpected news can feel overwhelming. If that happened…