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How to Make More Organs Usable for Lifesaving Transplants
Nearly 116,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant. While we know that organ donation can save lives and thousands of people donate every year, what isn’t often discussed is that not every organ donated is viable enough to use for a transplant.
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What About Blood Pressure That’s Too Low?
The link between high blood pressure, or hypertension, and the health problems it causes has been well understood for decades. This is why physicians constantly tell us how important it is to lower our blood pressure. In fact, people hear it so often, they might be tempted to think “the lower, the better,” right?
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Tackling the Flu Instead of Spreading It
For many people, getting an annual flu shot is practically a fall tradition. While flu shots are an effective protection against getting the flu, they’re not an iron-clad guarantee. You can still get the flu, even after you’ve gotten the shot, for several reasons.
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Recognizing the Widowmaker Heart Attack
Fans of the television series “This is Us” finally found out how Jack Pearson, the father, died, but they still had a lot of questions that weren’t related to the episode. After saving his family, the dog and precious mementos from a house fire, Jack died from a sudden heart attack, commonly known as a widowmaker. Although long-time viewers already knew the character, who was always seen in flashbacks, had died, they were devastated. How could a catastrophic heart attack affect such a young and seemingly healthy person? Online searches for the term “widowmaker” surged 5000% after the show aired.
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8 Reasons to Breastfeed
Breastfeeding offers tremendous benefits, but new moms (and babies) sometimes have a hard time figuring out how to make this feeding system work and need support from their family and healthcare professionals. Fortunately, skilled nurses, pediatricians, obstetricians and certified lactation consultants can provide advice, support and encouragement so you gain confidence in your ability to provide for your baby’s needs.
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What is adult degenerative scoliosis?
Scoliosis is one of the most common spinal conditions, affecting approximately 5 to 7 million people in the United States alone. Scoliosis, which is an abnormal or exaggerated curvature of the spine, is most commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents. However, scoliosis may also be diagnosed later on in a person’s life. This condition, known as adult degenerative scoliosis, is different from the type of scoliosis that occurs in children and adolescents. Adult degenerative scoliosis develops after the spine has stopped growing, and it is typically caused by general wear and tear due to aging.
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How to Recognize and Treat a UTI
Pain when you pee? If you have burning or cramping when you urinate, or if you notice changes in your urine — such as cloudiness, odor or blood — you may have a urinary tract infection, or UTI.
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New Age Recommendation for Colonoscopies
If you’re a man 45 years old, it’s time for your first colonoscopy. You may be thinking—"wait, I’m not 50—I don’t need that yet,” but the American Cancer Society recently updated its recommendation on when adults of average risk should get their first colonoscopy. The recommendation is now 45 for men and women — five years earlier than previously advised.
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Can Men Get UTIs?
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the organs of your body that are meant to funnel urine out of your system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections are bacterial and start in the bladder, but they also can originate from the kidney, urethra or elsewhere.
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It Seems Like I Pee a Lot, Is That a Problem?
Everyone urinates or pees several times during the day, but for some people, the urge to go to the bathroom occurs too frequently. In general, frequent urination is described as needing to go more often than you’d like, and is usually defined as needing to urinate more than eight times a day.
