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Aug 20, 2019
Preserving Fertility Through Cancer Treatment
One of the most pressing issues facing young patients treated for cancer is that the very treatment that saves their life may affect their ability to have children in the future.
Aug 16, 2019
How to Choose the Best Eyeglasses for Your Child
You don’t want kids to be looking above or below their lenses.
Aug 14, 2019
Understanding Laser Tattoo Removal
While most people seek laser tattoo removal for cosmetic reasons, some people have actual medical reasons to seek care.
Aug 13, 2019
Fighting Fire with Fire: Taking on Opioid Addiction
It seems counterintuitive to treat an addiction to a drug with another drug. However, that’s exactly the strategy in the current fight against the opioid epidemic.
Aug 13, 2019
Why Does My Lower Back Hurt?
Roughly 80 percent of people will experience pain in the lower back that is significant enough to limit activity. However this is a very common issue and one that is relatively easy to deal with. Read what you can do and how you can treat it.
Aug 07, 2019
What to Do if You Swallow a Fishbone
If you’ve swallowed a fishbone and feel fine, you don’t need to see a doctor.
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Fertility Preservation for Young Cancer Patients
Aug 16, 2019
When parents are faced with a child's cancer diagnosis, they’re overwhelmed with fear about medications, surgery, and the possibility of losing their child. It can also be hard to imagine how cancer treatment now may impact their child’s future ability to have children of their own. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones speaks with Dr. Douglas Fair and Dr. Joe Letourneau about fertility preservation in young patients and what options are available.
Play InterviewHealth Minute: Will a Hernia Go Away on Its Own?
Aug 16, 2019
If you have a hernia and it’s causing you pain, you need to get it treated. Hernias will not go away on their own. Learn what treatment options are available from surgeon Dr. Rodney Barker in 60 seconds on this Health Minute.
Play InterviewHow Jury Duty Can Impact a Woman’s Health
Aug 14, 2019
t may not seem like it, but being called away to jury duty can have a big impact on the Seven Domains of Women’s Health—especially if you’re a working mother. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones explains the history of women serving on juries, how it can impact your health, and how to appeal your summons if you just can’t get away.
Play InterviewRising Costs Force Some with Diabetes to Sacrifice Basic Needs for Medicine
Aug 12, 2019
Millions of Americans with diabetes inject themselves with insulin every day, or multiple times a day, to manage their disease. While that’s hard enough the soaring price of the drug has made things that much harder. Nurse practitioner and researcher Dr. Michelle Litchman discusses the plight of people with diabetes who are having to undergo extremes such as foregoing basic needs and taking part in underground trading just to stay healthy.
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