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Exciting? Scary? What It’s Like to Have Quadruplets
Something was wrong. The technician at the doctor’s office in Charlotte, N.C., was performing the ultrasound, when her entire demeanor changed. She said excuse me, placed her ultrasound wand back on the machine and left the room.
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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.
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Christina Applegate and Selma Blair shine a light on MS diagnosis and treatment
If you watched the latest seasons of Dead to Me or Dancing with the Stars, you saw two well-known actors powering through the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
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What It Takes to Actually Lose Weight
Perhaps the biggest challenge for those of us wanting to drop pounds is coming to grips with the fact that it requires more than simply changing eating habits. Efforts to achieve meaningful weight loss need to address underlying hidden barriers, including physiological, behavioral and psychological factors.
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New Localization Technology Makes Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Surgery Easier, More Efficient
Each year, more than 2.8 million women in the United States have breast procedures that require precisely locating a tumor for a lumpectomy or a biopsy. On the day of the procedure, radiologists traditionally mark that area by numbing the breast with a local anesthetic, inserting a needle into the breast and threading a thin wire into that needle, then removing the needle so the wire remains as a marker for the surgeon. With needle/wire localization process, the wire is then removed during the biopsy procedure.
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4 Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Take Prescription Pain Medication
Prescription drugs for chronic pain are meant to help patients better manage pain and reduce the impact this pain may have on their daily lives.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 45, New Guidelines Say
Colorectal cancer cases among younger adults are rising in the United States. In 2020, 12 percent of those diagnosed with colon cancer were under 50. Colorectal cancer cases have been increasing in younger adults for decades, but the misconception remains that the disease only affects older adults. What is particularly concerning for oncologists is the frequency of very advanced cancers in younger patients.
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What to Know About Group B Strep for Newborns and At-Risk Adults
You may have heard about strep throat — caused by a type of bacteria that can live in the nose and throat — but have you heard about group B streptococcus? This bacteria also can naturally occur in your intestines and lower genital tract and is usually harmless, but it can seriously affect newborns and adults with certain chronic illnesses.
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Are You at Risk for Breaking Bones New Technology Gives Detailed Analysis
If you’re past menopause, you might worry every time you trip or even bang an arm forcefully. Older women have a greater chance of osteopenia, which means your bones are less dense than is ideal, or the more advanced osteoporosis, where your bones are weaker yet and possibly brittle. Either way, your bones are more likely to fracture than in the past.
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Alligator Attack: ‘I Was Just in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time’
As the emergency room doctors eased him to sleep, Carsten Kieffer was convinced he’d wake up the next morning without his right arm.
