by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Sep 20, 2019 | Obesity
Socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnicity are all known to play a role in the risk of developing obesity. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be obese than Caucasians; those achieving a higher level of education are less likely to be obese; adults from...
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by Donald M. Sesso, D.O. | May 27, 2019 | Diabetes, Obesity, OSA, Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sneaky disease affecting 22 to 25 million American adults. These figures are uncertain as it’s thought that the majority of sufferers – up to 80% of patients with moderate to severe cases – are actually unaware that they...
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by Alan S. Berger, M.D. | Feb 29, 2016 | NBA, Obesity, Sleep Apnea, Weight Gain
As sleeping disorder specialists, we were interested and saddened to read in ESPN Magazine this week about the thoughts of Larry Bird thinking he will die young due to atrial fibrillation which is “an abnormal heartbeat resulting from electrical signals being...
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