Heart failure, which occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to other organs, affects approximately 6.2 million adults in the U.S. Thankfully, providers now have multiple methods to address and treat heart failure.
Early in her career, neurosurgeon Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, began receiving surprising feedback from Parkinson’s patients on whom she had operated. “They would come back to my clinic and say, ‘Thanks for your help with my tremor, but I really want to thank you for helping my sleep.'"
Get the latest COVID-19 news from infectious diseases expert Mark Rupp, MD, including COVID-19 case rates, types of variants circulating and vaccine updates.
Interest in Ozempic® and Wegovy® has skyrocketed as the drugs have helped people lose weight. However, there is increasing evidence their benefits aren’t limited to weight loss.
When cells are resistant to insulin, the pancreas (the organ that produces insulin) produces more and more to overcome that resistance. Over time, the pancreas begins to tire out. It’s no longer able to produce enough insulin to overcome the resistance.
HFMD is a viral infection most commonly caused by viruses in the coxsackievirus or enterovirus family. It causes painful blisters in the mouth, throat, hands, feet and diaper area in children.
On Sept. 22, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill, the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, to overhaul the country’s organ transplant system.
Thanks to advances in implant design and surgical techniques, the longevity of shoulder replacements has recently increased. That's why shoulder replacement surgeries are among the fastest-growing joint replacement procedures.