By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Several additional suggestions have made their way to my keyboard, so here are some more thoughts about household safety, along with general ideas to make life…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Continuing with the theme of a healthy new year, several miscellaneous thoughts occurred to me about home health and safety. If you are taking medications regularly,…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. As we approach the High Holidays, health is on my mind even more than usual. As a physician, I work with patients daily on improving their…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. At our shul, we are extremely fortunate to have a member who takes point on security concerns. Especially as we approach this time of year, with…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Continuing the discussion about health, this week I’d like to look at preventative care. With the High Holidays just a few weeks away, and most of…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Last week, I presented a high-level overview of obesity. This week, I read a transcript of a podcast about the medications available for the treatment of…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. A few months ago, several of my friends from my shul went to our biannual Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) convention in Philadelphia, mostly to…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Interestingly, my family, my friends and my patients seem to talk more and more these days about aging. My friends tell me about their knee replacements,…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. What is the difference between addiction and dependence? Between a hypothesis and a theory? Between lightning and a lightning bug? While the difference between the last…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. This week, I’ll dive into three more autoimmune diseases, which may not be as well-known but are fairly common from a medical perspective: systemic lupus erythematosus…