Medical/Health Care
Pelvic prolapse: secret sufferers have solutions
Its name might sound benign, but for many women suffering pelvic prolapse, it’s embarrassing, frightening and profoundly life-altering. Worst of all, many of these often baby-boomer-aged women become reclusive, not knowing there’s help, HealthONE experts say.
Making life “golden” again: Brain-stimulating surgery gives some patients back their quality of life
Movement disorders can steal people’s quality of life, often at a gradual pace, leaving their retirement years far from “golden.” As these diseases progress, jobs are lost, hobbies forgotten, and relationships strained. Parkinson’s disease and Essential Tremor are just two of many such...
Mind on the Mend: Spalding therapists help patients regain function with cell-promoting exercises
Stephanie Sparks felt agitated. Her hospital room had no phone, no TV. Some guy kept telling her what day it was every time he saw her. And other people would ask her to do things over and over: Pick up this spoon. Create this sound. It didn’t make any sense to her. But not much did.
Common skin issues can temporarily mar baby-soft skin
Although the little ones won’t shun social events or suffer blows to their self-esteem, acne and rashes, often in private places, can plague newborns from the start. Because rashes can signal more serious problems, Dr. Michael Contreras, a dermatologist with AboutSkin Dermatology at Sky Ridge and...
Fact or fallacy? Many pregnancy myths are a little of both
Dr. Steven Grover, OB/GYN and department chair of Women’s Services at Sky Ridge Medical Center, helped us sift out the truth in a number of perplexing pregnancy issues. Here is his best take-home advice:
Taking aim at whooping cough: Health officials work to slow epidemic, protect babies
It was well past midnight, and Valerie Castillo was so worried about her 3-week-old son’s cough, she wouldn’t put him down. She finally propped little Jeremiah on her chest and fell into a few minutes of fitful sleep. When she awoke at 2 a.m. and looked down at her baby, he was blue.
Fevers: Myths and Facts
There are a number of common misconceptions about fever which create stress and unwarranted worry for many parents. We interviewed Dr. Suzanne Rogers at Advanced Pediatric Associates about some of the myths surrounding fevers in children. Here is what she had to say:
HIP TO PREVENTION
Detecting Congenital Defects, Such as Hip Dysplasia, Early Boosts Outcomes for Babies
Woman Goes From Pediatric Cancer Patient to a New Mom at P/SL
Mostly, she remembers waking up from the morphine and seeing her doctor and parents crying. Shock prevented tears, as her local doctor explained the bad leg break during her basketball game was not a normal fracture; it was caused by an aggressive bone cancer. At 15, she didn’t know what to...
Meet the Doctor: Giancarlo Barolat, MD
Dr. Giancarlo Barolat is a leading neurosurgeon in pain management and a pioneer in spinal cord stimulation. He heads Barolat Neurosciences, which specializes in the comprehensive evaluation and management of individuals affected by long-standing, severe pain syndromes that have not responded to...