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Advanced Robotic System Aids Spinal Surgery
If you feel a twinge in your lower back while reading this magazine, you may be among the more than 31 million Americans who suffer from back pain, according to the American Chiropractic Association. Experts estimate that up to 80 percent of us will experience some type of back problem at some...
Banish Acid Reflux the Natural Way
More than 60 million Americans experience acid reflux at least once a month, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Ask The Reproductive Endocrinologist
I'm 33 and thinking about getting pregnant; how long should we try before we seek help?
Ask The Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Are there any special surgical techniques for correcting my daughter's scoliosis?
Ask A Women’s Health Provider
I am a woman over 40; what kinds of complications could arise with my pregnancy?
Surgical Care for Little Patients
Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery Offers Big Benefits
A hip replacement may be in my near future; should I consider the direct anterior approach to hip replacement?
With the direct anterior approach, the surgeon utilizes an interval between muscles, retracting them without detaching or cutting through them to expose the bony anatomy of the hip. As such, the direct anterior approach has been promoted as a “muscle sparing” approach, in contrast to other...
Is it true that the warning signs for a heart attack for women can be different than men’s symptoms; if, so what do women need to know?
Yes, women can have a broader range of symptoms signaling a heart attack. Since cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women in the U.S. and it kills more women than all cancers combined, it’s important that you and others (medical professionals included) become familiar with...
What is palliative care and how is it different than hospice care?
Palliative (pal-lee-uhtiv) care is specialized medical care for people of any age living with serious diseases or chronic serious illnesses.
Bone Tumor Ablation Relieves Young Patient’s Pain
On and off stage, Mary Katherine Howard is radiant. The 14 year-old high school sophomore is outgoing and active, and importantly, back singing and acting, teeing up on the golf course and working on her latest design projects for the Technology Student Association, an extra-curricular STEM program...