Get More From Your Healthcare Dollars in 2026
With open enrollment season here and many people discovering their 2026 premiums and deductibles have climbed yet again, healthcare affordability is top of [...]
Advice to Be Well: Why Doesn't My Doctor Explain My Abnormal Lab Results?
Hi Doc, Whenever I look at my lab results on the portal, there always is a lot of “red” in the results and the provider never goes over them. Should [...]
Advice to Be Well: What Are Your Options When Heart Problems Make Viagra Too Dangerous?
I’m a 74-year-old male. I have a healthy sex drive and have multiple partners. I have difficulty maintaining erections and cannot have sex [...]
Advice to Be Well: Should I Trust My Doctor About Statin Medications Despite Online Warnings?
AB: Hi Doctor. At our last visit, you recommended I start a statin medication to prevent cardiovascular disease, but when I researched the medication you gave [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is Getting Tested for Everything Before Dating Actually Helpful?
Hi Doctor, I am newly single and want to get all possible sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, including testing for herpes today. I want to show my [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can Shock Wave Therapy Help With Erectile Dysfunction if You Can't Take ED Medications?
I’m a 40 year old male living with HIV since 2002. I have been doing very well with that and taking my medications daily. I also have [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is There Really a New Drug-Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea?
My friend told me about a new strain of gonorrhea that is difficult to treat. I have not heard of this. Is it true? – M.B.Dear MB,Gonorrhea is [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can My HMO Force Me to Use Local Surgeons for Top Surgery?
I am a transgender male. I want to get a bilateral mastectomy and go to a physician out of state that my friend went to and was very happy with. I [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is My Child Too Young to Know They're Trans?
Hi Doctor. My adolescent child just told me that they are trans. I am unsure how to react. What do I do? I am so glad that you are being thoughtful about [...]
Advice to Be Well: Does Testosterone Work as Birth Control for Trans Men?
Thank you for medical advice column. I look forward to reading it each month. Dr. Benson, you have been part of our community and providing great [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can I Switch From Multiple HIV Pills to Just One Daily Pill?
I am a person living with HIV on a complicated multiple pill regimen. I’m tired of taking so many pills. I know other people with HIV taking one pill a [...]
Advice to Be Well: Why Did My Doctor Say I Don't Need Prostate Cancer Screening?
Hi doctor. I am a 60-year-old cis male and my doctor recently told me that I do not need to be screened for prostate cancer. My father has been getting this [...]
Advice to Be Well: Do Anal Warts Really Turn Into Cancer Like My Friend Says?
I thought I had hemorrhoids for the last few years. A friend saw these and said they are warts and can turn into cancer. Is that true? Is there anything to do [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can Trans Women Safely Take PrEP While on Hormone Therapy?
I’m a transgender female on Estradiol. My new cis-gender male partner is living with HIV. He is taking medication and has an undetectable viral load. I [...]
