Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column describing our new website look with updated web site navigation, tools, terrific information and more!

Bold flavors give this simple chicken dish lots of pizazz. This recipe is from Holly Clegg's trim&TERRIFIC® Eating Well To Fight Arthritis.

Cleveland Clinic nutritionist Kristin Kirkpatrick discusses the new field of nutrigenomics and how your genes may dictate what is your best diet.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is changing the way it pays for prescription drugs, giving the boot to all pharmacy middlemen because they are using "spread pricing," a practice that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. Medicaid officials directed the state's five managed care plans Tuesday to terminate contracts with pharmacy benefit managers using the secretive pricing method and move to a more transparent pass-through pricing model effective Jan. 1. "It will provide volumes of…

Read guest columnist and fitness guru Andrea Metcalf’s column on the best workouts for midlife women.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved elagolix (Orilissa) for oral treatment of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis, announced AbbVie and Neurocrine Biosciences; this approval makes it the first such treatment in more than a decade. Elagolix is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist and the first and only one developed specifically for managing this kind of pain. The approval is based on two 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on manufacturers marketing the use of laser or other energy-based devices for "vaginal rejuvenation" which manufacturers claim will treat conditions and symptoms related to menopause, urinary incontinence, or sexual function. "The procedures use lasers and other energy-based devices [such as radiofrequency] to destroy or reshape vaginal tissue. These products have serious risks and don't have adequate evidence to support their use for…

Dr. Holly L. Thacker discusses how women can best care for their hair and scalp during the summer months.

Ever wonder why medications and medical supplies are so expensive? Ever wonder why some critical medications are in such short supply?

This recipe is a great way to include more fish in your diet. This southwestern seasoned fish topped with cool tasting Mango Pico makes for a mouthwatering, light meal.

This recipe is from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC® Eating Well Through Cancer.

Indiana patient describes her positive experiences using the Cleveland Clinic Express Care Online app for virtual appointments with Dr. Holly L. Thacker. Patient Mary Margaret Lavelle scheduled an online medical appointment and instructions for the virtual appointment were emailed to her. “It was quick and easy. I just downloaded the Cleveland Clinic Express Care Online app and logged in shortly before the appointment. After a short wait in the virtual waiting room, there was Dr. Thacker…

Many women recognize subtle signs that their period is about to start. An uptick in chocolate cravings, unexplained crankiness and fatigue are common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that typically come and go relatively quickly. But for others, these symptoms are anything but subtle. A small percentage of women (3%-9%) have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a medical condition that causes intense physical and emotional symptoms beginning up to two weeks before menstruation…

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are supposed to help control costs for payers and lower out-of-pocket costs for plan members. But as a team of investigative journalists with the Columbus Dispatch are revealing, some pharmacy benefit managers are skimming hundreds of millions of dollars in Ohio alone, boosting drug costs for everyone. Pharmacy benefit managers market themselves as keen negotiators able to squeeze pharmaceutical manufacturers for better deals that save money for insurers,…

The first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause people anxiety and affect their social lives, has been approved. The Food and Drug Administration approved Qbrexza for excessive underarm sweating and will be available in October 2018. The drug is inside a cloth wiped over the skin daily to block sweat glands from activating.

Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column on some new, exciting options for women with vaginal and pelvic concerns.

This guide covers different types of cosmetic facial options including: facelift, neck lift, brow lift, eyelid surgery, ear reshaping and injectables.

This guide discusses three types of cosmetic breast surgeries: breast augmentation, breast lift and breast reduction, and how each procedure is performed, and what to expect during recovery.

This guide discusses three types of surgical body contouring procedures: body lift, liposuction and tummy tuck. Read how each procedure is performed, and what to expect during recovery, when results will be visible following the procedure, and criteria to consider when choosing a plastic surgeon, and important questions to ask during your consultation.