Highly Rated Diets to Support Heart Health
(Family Features) Eating healthy is an important goal for people looking to maintain or improve their physical health, particularly as it relates to the heart.
Stress and its ripple effects: 3 ways it impacts Hispanic men's health
(BPT) - In today's fast-paced society, it's easy to feel stressed. Whether you're worried about money, time, work or relationships, stress can creep up out of nowhere. You may think that stress only …
Sickle Cell Disease: More Than Just Growing Pains
(NAPSI)—It’s what every parent wishes they could do for their child: solve the impossible. For Vesha Jamison, that journey began when doctors raised the flag that he needed …
Making the Connection Between AFib and Stroke
(Family Features) For many people, the heart naturally contracts and relaxes to a regular beat. However, those living with atrial fibrillation (AFib) experience a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to further health issues.
HPV vaccination is cancer prevention for your kids
(Sara Oliver, MD, MSPH, LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service) - As a board-certified infectious disease pediatrician, I talk to parents all the time about the importance of HPV vaccination. More …
The Power of Self-Advocacy in Pompe Disease
(BPT) - When Amy was trying to get back in shape after giving birth to her second child, she noticed lower back pain and core weakness she was struggling to re-strengthen. After numerous attempts at …
The US offers more organ-donor surgeries than ever, but more work is needed to improve organ transplants
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to review Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data and better illustrate the gap between the number of available organs for transplants and the patients waiting for lifesaving surgeries.
How To Succeed in Your Mesothelioma Lawsuit
(NewsUSA) - Any cancer diagnosis can be scary, confusing, and overwhelming. Mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the thin layer of tissue surrounding the lungs, chest wall, and abdomen (known as the …
Five Misconceptions About Enlarged Prostate
(BPT) - Enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a condition in which the prostate grows and presses on the urethra. This can obstruct the flow of urine and can disrupt …
