Last week, I attended a timely briefing on Capitol Hill about the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States. The briefing was hosted by Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) partners at the Men’s Health Network, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who is a former HVAC contractor. It is great...Continue reading
Are Our Children Winning the Race to Obesity?
Dear Mr. Dad: Everyone knows about the crisis of overweight and obese kids. With the Winter Olympics just a few weeks away, I got to wondering whether so many kids being fat and out of shape will affect the United States’ ability to compete (not necessarily in these Olympics, but in the future). What do...Continue reading
Dr. Tom Berger of the Veteran Health Council discusses military mental health and drugs
Men’s and Boys’ Mental Health Issues: Gateways to Opioid and Drug Abuse? Video by MHNMedia
How Is a Vasectomy Reversal Like a Sunday Drive?
Are you an informed decision maker? You probably are if you are an accident-free car driver. Because good driving involves high speed processing of enormous amounts of data, together with quick and virtually reflexive decision-making. Muddy the process with alcohol or exhaustion and what happens? KaPow! (Batman lingo). Blocked and Baffled I was very moved...Continue reading
Three Major Myths About Opioid Addiction
Yale Medicine experts share opinions on common misconceptions that may be preventing people from getting help. Between 2015 and 2016, drug overdose deaths went from 33,095 to 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United States. That number is expected to continue unabated for the next several years. We talked to a panel...
Eye Health and Diabetes: What Every Diabetic Should Know
Millions of people today suffer from diabetes. If you are one of them, you probably know about its effects on different parts of your body. But, did you know that diabetes poses a major threat to your eye health as well? Read to know more about the different types of eye disorders that diabetics are...Continue reading
Pros and Cons of Working at Home
Dear Mr. Dad: I’m a new father and my company recently offered me the option working from home a few days a week. That sounds pretty great to me, but I’m curious about the positives and negatives. A: As someone who’s worked from home for more than 20 years, I can definitely see the attraction:...Continue reading
My Cancer Diagnosis: A Journey of Hope
My cancer diagnosis came as a complete surprise to me. I’d led a pretty healthy life and hadn’t had any major medical issues prior to my diagnosis. I had been in a phase of my life where I was focusing on exercise and weight reduction. I had lost a good amount of weight and I...Continue reading
Men’s HealthTech: Adding the Warmth of Wisdom
What’s a great way to get health information about men? Why wearables, of course. In 2016, there were 325 million wearable devices in the world. That’s “big data” territory by any measure. But have wearables actually improved the health of men? In a word, no. Or not yet anyway. Stay Home Medicine But there’s a 2.0 movement in men’s healthtech: entirely digital...Continue reading
Do You Really Need a Prostate Check?
This is one of many important questions we ask urologist Preston Sprenkle, MD, about prostate cancer. Having a prostate exam might rank right up there with filing your taxes or cleaning the gutters (or maybe it even tops that list). But, it could be helpful to think in a different way about getting your prostate...Continue reading