Authored by: Natalie Bushell People rarely questioned the quality of their “skin, nail and hair health” until advertisements on social media and television told them they needed supplements and vitamins to "enhance their health.”  Public pronouncements of quick fixes with a tasty gummy vitamin lure in consumers. Not only will the gummy make your skin glow, but it is a delicious berry treat, and you only have to spend $14 to improve your health! These marketing tactics, along

Authored by: Mina Kanburlar Art by: Mia Hsu Parkinson’s disease (PD) is increasingly becoming a major global health issue. From 1990 to 2021, the disability-adjusted life years (total healthy years lost from illness and early death) due to PD per 100,000 people rose from 53.51 to 94.68, nearly doubling [1]. This increase highlights that medical management alone will not suffice; prevention and risk-reduction strategies, known as primary interventions, must be central to effor

Authored by: Mia Hsu Art by: Aleena Naeem Concierge medicine, or retainer medicine, is a growing healthcare practice model that emphasizes improved physician access, enhanced customer service, and continuity of quality, personalized care [1]. The majority of concierge physicians are general internists [2]. To access concierge services, patients pay an annual retainer fee typically ranging from $1500-1700 [3]. The fee may increase with patient age. Additionally, while it is no