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New Procedure May Reduce Lifetime Stroke Risk in A-Fib Patients
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the country, and every year 795,000 Americans experience this condition.
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New Test Measures and Tracks Sperm Count From the Comfort of Your Own Home
Too often when it comes to fertility, we focus on women’s reproductive health — not men’s. An estimated 11 million U.S. couples try to conceive yearly with approximately 15% experiencing infertility. Half of these cases are related to the male. Yes, you heard that right – half of all causes of infertility have some male related cause.
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Pre-Pectoral Reconstruction: A New Technique for Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
One in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and many of these women will undergo a mastectomy to remove one or both breasts followed by reconstruction.
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New Mom? Watch for These 10 Things That Can Happen After Giving Birth
Many new mothers leave the hospital expecting to look and feel like their pre-pregnancy selves. The reality is that the hormonal and physical changes that continue to occur during the six to eight weeks following childbirth can be just as unpredictable as pregnancy itself.
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One Healthy Habit Can Help You Lose Weight and Save Time and Money
Whether you’re looking to lose weight, save money, find more free time, reduce food waste or all of the above, meal prep may be the one weekly habit you’ll want to start. Meal prepping refers to the act of preparing your food ahead of time. By making one large serving at once and then dividing it into appropriate breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack portions, you’ll stockpile a week’s worth of ready-to-go meals.
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Why Runners Get Shin Splints — and How To Avoid Them
If you’re a beginning runner, chances are you’ll end up with painful shin splints at some point in your training. While common and easily treatable, there are steps you can take to avoid them.
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I’m A Runner. Will I Always Deal with Knee Pain?
Running is an excellent sport for overall health — strengthening your musculoskeletal and cardiac systems — but injuries are common, even if you’re careful to avoid them.
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How To Manage Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome, which causes tingling and numbness in your hands, is one of the most common hand disorders, often affecting people who do repetitive motions with their hands and wrists.
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A Day in The Life of a Gynecological Oncologist
As a gynecological oncologist, or GYN oncologist, my specialization is in diagnosing and treating cancers that affect a woman’s reproductive organs. Every day, I provide care to women who have cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva. I also treat cancers associated with pregnancy like gestational tumors that involve the placenta or other gynecologic cancers found during pregnancy.
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What You Need to Know About Preventing Birth Defects
Every January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raises awareness about birth defects with its National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Throughout the month, the CDC gets the word out to women who either are pregnant or could soon become pregnant, that there are steps they can take to reduce the likelihood that they will have a baby suffering from birth defects.
