Parents sometimes worry their young daughters may be starting their periods or developing breasts too early. Women’s health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones reminds us what puberty is and when...
An ultrasound allows doctors to look at structures beneath the skin. Muscles, tendons and nerves all can be seen in real time to help with a diagnosis. Dr. Tom Miller...
Sounding out words for the first time is hard for children. Repeating sounds and dropping of letters is common. In fact, 30 percent of kids have difficulty sounding out words...
“When you get the questions wrong, I actually learn the most from them because I will never get that question wrong again.”While on 3rd year rotations or clinical rounds, “pimping”...
All parents want to know their baby is on track developmentally. Are they making enough eye contact? When should they start crawling? When does talking begin? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner...
If you’ve had a kidney stone once, you are more likely to have another one in the future. In fact, without making lifestyle changes, there’s a 50 percent chance of...
For years, scientists have known that someone who is thin could still end up with diabetes. Yet an obese person may be surprisingly healthy. Scott Summers, Ph.D., chair of nutrition...
More and more children are being treated for anxiety. The kids with these problems seem to get younger and younger each year. What can you do as a parent to...
Pneumonia comes in at No. 8 on the list of top 10 causes of death in the United States. The condition often goes unnoticed and untreated until it has reached...
Treatment approaches for menopause have evolved over the decades. So what are the new guidelines for hormonal therapy now? Women’s health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones says current care involves...
A positive cancer diagnosis can be an emotionally overwhelming time for the patient and their families. Dr. Wallace Akerly, lung cancer specialist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, says one of the...
“I realize that if I found something at some point that I was really passionate about, I can always work towards it. Medicine is very open, there are always those...
Being a parent can sometimes be a really scary job. Kids sometimes exhibit bizarre and worrisome symptoms: rashes, crying so hard they stop breathing, banging their heads on things, and...
Some nights in the emergency room are crazier than others, but how spooky is Halloween night in the ER? With all the costumes, festivities and children running around in the...
According to some studies, almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned – with most of those occurring at either the “wrong time” or being “unwanted.” But...
How can you make Halloween healthier for trick-or-treaters without finding yourself on the receiving end of a “trick?” Dietitian Theresa Dvorak shares three candy alternatives and tells us what she...
Giving a small child the incorrect dose of medicine can be very dangerous – even making her sicker than before she took the medication. A new study shows that in...
The end of civilization as we know it has finally come. Whether it be by robots, zombies, aliens or some other unimaginable event. In your gang of survivors, which medical...
A woman’s holistic sense of health is more than just her cholesterol levels or blood pressure. It’s an interconnected web of factors from the physical and emotional to the social...
Quitting smoking can be really hard. There are so many different methods to help a smoker quit that it can make things complicated. So which one works best? Dr. Clint...
“To really make groundbreaking change, you have to have new discoveries” Lorne chose the MD/PhD program to not only learn how to be a clinician, but to participate in research...
Frozen shoulder is a type of capsulitis where the ligaments around the shoulder’s ball joint shrink up and restrict movement. For patients, frozen shoulder can be painful and debilitating. Dr...
With a severe cut or injury, you need to take action to stop the bleeding immediately. Do you know what to do? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen explains how...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in women. It has no early detection test and the early warning signs are easy to miss. So what steps can...
