Blog Articles
Hyperparathyroidism: The Curable Disease Hiding in Your Lab Results
Kidney stones, bone loss, fatigue, and years of “slightly high calcium” — primary hyperparathyroidism is one of medicine’s most missed curable diseases. LA specialist Dr. Jason S. Cohen explains how to spot it in your own labs.
Understanding Your Thyroid Blood Tests: TSH, T4, T3 — and What They Actually Mean
High TSH means an underactive thyroid; low TSH means overactive — and normal labs say nothing about a nodule. LA specialist Dr. Jason S. Cohen decodes TSH, Free T4, T3, and antibodies in plain English.
A Thyroid Nodule Showed Up on Your Scan. Here’s Exactly What Happens Next
An incidental thyroid nodule on a CT or ultrasound is common — and rarely serious. LA thyroid specialist Dr. Jason S. Cohen walks through the exact steps: TSH labs, dedicated ultrasound, risk scoring, and when a biopsy is truly needed.
How to Choose a Thyroid Surgeon: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Decide
Outcomes in thyroid surgery track with surgeon experience. Here are the 7 questions to ask any thyroid surgeon — and the answers you should hope to hear — from LA specialist Dr. Jason S. Cohen.
Alex Trebek Announces Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Earlier today cultural icon and host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, announced that he has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Dr. Joshua Ellenhorn, a pancreatic surgeon at Surgery Group LA, says that Trebek’s prognosis is not good, and likely fatal....
Is celery juice the new miracle drink?
Have you heard about the benefits of drinking celery juice? If you haven’t, you’ve been living under a rock. You can’t get away from the hype of this latest craze. In this blog, Dr. Ellenhorn will weigh in about this latest trend every blogger has been...