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  • New Blood Cancer Drug May Benefit Patients Who Don’t Respond to Chemotherapy

    From immunotherapy and surgery to chemotherapy, we’ve made several advancements in cancer treatment.

  • Combination Chemotherapy Drug Helps Women Grow New Eggs

    It’s common knowledge that cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can affect a woman’s fertility, but a new study indicates that a specific type of cancer treatment may in fact help some women grow new eggs.

  • New Study Highlights the Dangers of Eating Disorders

    A new study highlights the serious risks of eating disorders, especially when patients are discharged from treatment too soon.

  • Why Sitting is Bad for Your Health

    If you’re like most Americans, you probably spend more hours sitting than standing each day. Between the normal activities of sitting at your office desk, driving to and from work and watching TV at night, you may not even realize that you're sitting as much as you are.

  • Surprising Reasons To Limit Drinking During the Holidays

    Nobody wants to talk about the dangers of alcohol at this time of year — or, perhaps, at all — but there’s no more important time. Even Americans who drink only moderately consume as much as 27 percent more this season, and one in five reports drinking every day they are off work. (We won’t ask for a show of hands.)

  • Sitting Too Much? 5 Easy Exercises May Help

    A phrase trending in the exercise community is that “sitting is the new smoking.” In recent months many of us have found ourselves glued to a chair — whether because we are distance working, helping a child with schoolwork or relaxing. But the human body was not designed for hours of sitting, and the resulting health problems extend beyond stiff necks and back pain. Long, sedentary stretches usher in a number of body woes, including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, deep-vein thrombosis and metabolic syndrome. 

  • How the Lungs Heal After Quitting Smoking

    The risk of getting lung cancer is significantly reduced the longer someone goes without a cigarette. Someone who has spent a decade smoke-free is 50 percent less likely to get lung cancer compared to someone who continues to smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). However, a former smoker still has a greater risk of getting lung cancer than someone who has never smoked.

  • It's All in the Wrist: Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    If you’re among the 4 million to 10 million Americans affected with carpal tunnel syndrome, you know how painful this condition can be. But it can be treated — often without surgery. Knowing the signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, along with your treatment options, may help you manage this common condition. 

  • Dr. Gupta answers: Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes?

    I am a 56-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I have a vitamin D deficiency and I also have a genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. All of this is being monitored by blood work every three weeks, but I feel sometimes as if I correct one thing, it throws something else off (cholesterol, etc.).  I feel like I have to have a specialist for each aspect of this disease!

    Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes and other issues?

    The phrase "too many cooks in the kitchen" can sometimes apply to the world of medicine. It may be helpful to get a sub-specialist opinion on each topic but then bring all the ideas back together with a general internist or family practitioner who can help sort through all the recommendations and prioritize which to focus on first.

  • Cervical Arthroplasty: Cervical Disc Replacement Is a New Option to Treat Sports Spine Injuries

    Weekend warriors and professional athletes know that neck pain, particularly from a herniated disc, can derail your sports endeavors. For those used to being active, sitting on the sidelines waiting to recover can be frustrating. And, if nonsurgical treatments fail, you may need a surgical solution. Doctors have traditionally performed fusion disc surgery, but a new option of cervical arthroplasty (i.e. cervical disc replacement) offers multiple benefits.