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.
Becky Felker had never considered becoming a living donor until that life-changing day several years ago. One of her co-workers, Morgan Coady, had genetic kidney disease. Coady walked into the office and jokingly said, “Anyone want to give me their kidney?"
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.
As an Omaha firefighter for over two decades, John Coniglio has seen CPR and early intervention save lives. What he didn’t know before June 1, 2022, was that they would save his own life.
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.
