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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.

  • Why Blood Donations Are So Important

    According to the American Red Cross, while approximately 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, only about 10 percent of those who are eligible actually donate. The demand for donated blood in our nation’s hospitals, however, is consistently high. In fact, it is estimated that roughly 40,000 pints of this life-saving blood are used every single day, and the demand never stops.

  • Why Women Dread Their GYN—But Shouldn’t

    Scoot down. A little more. A little more.

  • The Confusing World of Birth Control

    The IUD is a small device inserted in the woman’s uterus. The copper (non- hormonal) device works by preventing fertilization and implantation. The one that contains progestin (hormonal) prevents fertilization and implantation, and also causes thickening cervical mucus to prevent sperm from entering the uterus. The progestin device can affect ovulation.

  • Break Your Salt Craving and Make Smart Food Choices for Optimal Blood Pressure Control

    For many of us, salt is a common food craving. Many people routinely add table salt (approximately 40 percent sodium and 60 percent chloride) to their food before they even taste it, in many cases adding extra salt to foods that already are loaded with sodium. However, most of the sodium in our diets comes from food bought at a grocery store or restaurant. More than 75 percent of the sodium Americans consume comes from a processed, prepackaged or restaurant food, not from the salt shaker. Processed meats, cheeses, salty snacks, pastas, breads and many other products contain sodium, even if they don’t taste salty.

  • UroNav Technology Yields Better Prostate Cancer Detection

      Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancers in men, with 1 in 9 diagnosed with the disease within their lifetime. While

  • Taking Charge by Being Your Own Patient Advocate

    What Is a Patient Advocate?

  • Why You Shouldn’t Panic about Tampon Ingredients

    If you use tampons during your period (and 70 percent of American women do), you will go through more than 11,000 in your lifetime. So, when you hear that tampons could contain dangerous chemicals or cause toxic shock syndrome —a  rare but serious disease — it’s normal to be concerned. And, as the best advocate for your own health, it’s important to know the facts so you can make the best decision.

  • The Case For Cervical Cancer Co-Testing

    In 2018, it is estimated that more than 13,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, most often with a pap smear, also called a pap test, or a pap smear combined with a screening test for HPV, human papillomavirus. At one point, cervical cancer was one of the most common causes of cancer death for women in the U.S.

  • Eating Well for Later in Life

    Very often, when we think about food, we think short-term. What’s for dinner today? What do we need from the grocery store this week? While we do need to plan our next meal, we also need to think about eating for the future.