Ask a Thyroid Expert with Dr. Kaplan

Getting older can bring a lot of positives to your life: wisdom, knowledge and confidence, to name a few. Unfortunately, age can also bring changes to your vision and eyes. Age-related eye issues affect millions of Americans every year.

More than 137,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer in the U.S. every year, many of them much younger than you probably think.

Dr. Ted Bailey, MD, JD, MA, Chief of Infectious Diseases at GBMC, discusses with WBAL the current status and situation of COVID-19 at GBMC, in Baltimore and Maryland.

Colon and rectal health probably isn’t something you’ll want to bring up at the dinner table or with a friend over coffee, but it is an important topic to discuss with your doctor.

Economic status, income level, environmental conditions, lifestyle behaviors — these and other variables all factor in to paint the complete picture, both for individuals and for communities as a whole.

At GBMC, the fight against cancer is about more than treating the disease. Delia Chiaramonte, M.D., Medical Director of Integrative and Palliative Medicine at GBMC, is leading the charge on integrative cancer care.

The annual exam. Cancer screenings. Immunizations. These small to-dos can make a big difference when it comes to catching (and preventing) chronic disease and illness — or even just bad habits — early on, when they are most treatable.