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Smiling healthcare provider helping female get a mammogram

November 26, 2024/Cancer Care & Prevention

Mammogram vs. Breast Ultrasound: Which One Is Best?

… breast tissue in order to screen for breast cancer. A low dose of radiation is used to create an image of your breast.A breast ultrasound takes pictures of the inside of your breast using …

March 31, 2025/Orthopaedics

Here’s Why Your Feet Smell

… less-than-alluring aroma? There’s a whole lot of possible reasons. Among them:1. SweatingSweaty feet create the perfect environment for fragrance to flourish. And how much you sweat depends on a wide variety …

September 4, 2020/Chronic Pain

When to See a Pain Specialist

… determine what’s causing the problem so you can be treated accurately.Your pain management specialist will create a multidisciplinary treatment plan that is unique to you. This may include:Use of medications.Further diagnostic …

May 19, 2023/Nutrition

Sad but True: Diet Sodas Are Bad for Your Health

… good thing. It drives your body to release insulin as sugar’s chaperone to the cells to create fuel. In the past, people assumed this process couldn’t occur when we consumed artificial sweeteners because …

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January 19, 2021/Children's Health

Should You Use a Home Test for Kids’ Strep Throat?

… A home strep test could potentially:Give a false negative result.Ignore other related signs and symptoms.Create bias in the person giving the test to see it as negative; as a result, a child …

Graphic of uternie fibroid tumers placed anotomically in a silhouette of a body

June 19, 2023/Women's Health

Do Uterine Fibroids Make You Gain Weight?

… of weight gain or increased abdominal girth,” notes Dr. Valentine. “If someone has larger fibroids, it can create a visible abdominal bulge.”How much weight can you gain from uterine fibroids?Uterine fibroids don’t …

Illustration of person with raised hands. A syringe is over one hand; a green ribbon for lymphoma is above the other

January 27, 2023/Cancer Care & Prevention

Are Vaccinations Safe for People With Lymphoma?

… cells. When you’re going through these treatments, they can lower your immune system’s ability to create antibodies against new infections it hasn’t seen before.For this reason, Dr. Dean recommends receiving vaccinations …

Person sleeping in bed with their head on a pillow

March 16, 2021/Sleep

4 Simple Steps to Get You Back to Sleep Fast

… you can also adopt daytime habits that will help you sleep better at night, Dr. Drerup says.Create a consistent sleeping and waking schedule — even on the weekends and days off work. “What works best …

Person sitting up in bed with abdomen pain

July 29, 2024/Digestive

Could Your Stomach Pain Be Gallstones?

… if they slip out of the gallbladder and cause a blockage in your biliary system. Blockages can create a buildup of pressure in your gallbladder, which causes pain called cholecystitis — more commonly known as a …

Healthcare provider examining a person's wrist and lower arm

January 24, 2025/Orthopaedics

The Relationship Between Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Being diagnosed with a heart condition, no matter how treatable, is scary. And it’s natural to think, “I wish I’d known about this sooner.”But what if you could know sooner? For a …