Dr. Darria Long Gillespie, MD

If you toss and turn at night (68 percent of us struggle with sleep weekly, according to a study by Consumer Reports), the culprit may be your habits when you woke up … 16 hours earlier that day. Even if it sounds entirely unrelated, iIt’s not. In fact, your morning habits may be the si

When I was in high school, my parents took us on a long-planned trip to Alaska in the summer.  Being so far north, the sun wouldn’t set until 11 pm. Much to my parents’ consternation, my younger brothers and I wanted to stay up. I could see a clock and I knew it was late, but I was

Whether you call it a stomach ache, tummy ache or the more medical “abdominal pain,” we’ve all had stomach pain. In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons people go to the ER. It also has one of the most complex lists of potential causes—from the benign (a pulled sto

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No one looks forward to a trip to the ER. And as an ER doctor, there’s nothing better than making a patient’s diagnosis and seeing her feel better after treatment. But you may be surprised to learn there are a few little things you can do to make the experience a little more bearable and

Would you know what to do in an emergency? A parent has suddenly collapsed; you’re at the scene of a bad accident. Of course, call 911 – but what can you do while waiting for help to arrive? In medicine, we label the early moments after an emergency the “Golden Hour” –

The Flint, Michigan water crisis, in which thousands of people were exposed to lead through contaminated water and pipes, reminded us that lead can lurk in many places, exposing children and adults to it every year. More recently, officials in the Newark, New Jersey school district turned off school

Try these expert-approved tips the next time you’re feeling overwhelmed.