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The Importance of Your Child’s Well Visits
Aug 13, 2018Parents know to take their kid to their pediatrician when they’re sick, but children should also be visiting regularly even when they seem healthy. Your child’s well visit is much more than just a physical. Dr. Cindy Gellner explains what pediatricians are checking for during your child’s ... Read More
Tubal Ligation or Tubal Removal: Which Procedure is Right For Me?
Aug 9, 2018There are two sterilization methods for women who choose to end childbearing: ligation and removal. Tubal sterilization can also decrease a woman's risk of some types of ovarian cancer by 30-50 percent. Women's health expert Dr. Kirtly Paker Jones discuss the differences between tubal ligation ... Read More
Is it Dangerous to Be a Chronic Short Sleeper?
Aug 8, 2018Most research says getting less than the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a night can be detrimental to your health. But as many as 10 percent of Americans report that getting six hours or less a night seems more than enough. Researchers Paula Williams and ... Read More
Keeping Your Kid Safe in the Sun
Aug 6, 2018Summer is a fun time for kids, but being out in the hot summer sun can do a lot of damage. And not just sunburns. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner explains how to keep your child safe in the heat, identify symptoms of dehydration and heat stroke, and how to treat them. ... Read More
ER or Not: Food Stuck in Your Throat
Aug 3, 2018You have a piece of food stuck in your throat. Maybe a piece of steak you didn’t chew well enough. It isn’t blocking your airway, but it’s definitely not going anywhere anytime soon. Should you go to the ER? Emergency physician Dr. Troy Madsen tells us when that lodged bit of food is an ... Read More
Feels Like I'm Dying from Menstrual Cramps – Am I Normal?
Aug 2, 2018It’s that time of the month when your hormones are supposedly out of whack, everything annoys you, and it feels like a shark is attacking your abdominal area. As much as you don’t like it, you know menstrual cramps are normal. But what if it seems like this time is the worst out of all the other ... Read More
Mole Mapping: What it is and Why You Should Be Mapped
Aug 1, 2018If you are at risk for skin cancer, you'd want to take every precaution to prevent melanoma. Mole mapping is an excellent tool to detect skin conditions earlier. Dermatologist Dr. Julia Curtis explains mole mapping, what you can expect during the procedure and why this short, painless scan could ... Read More