In 2002, 53-year-old David Sturges made an appointment with a cardiologist to screen for heart …
The Question Remains in Prostate Cancer
John Salata says he is grateful …
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In 2017, Mike Nilsen, PT, DPT, determined that 40% of his patients with neck pain …
Maybe you’re a parent who teaches or a teacher who parents. Maybe you’re both. This …
A study out of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia …
Black and Latino patients are more likely to receive a diagnosis of and die of …
For many, the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information in the brain and the body, means they have to limit their activities. While the cases and symptoms are unpredictable and varied, evidence has shown that exercise and movement slows the progression of the disease.
The disease makes movement more difficult but also more important than ever. As a result, treatment often involves physical and occupational therapies that keep patients moving. However, doctors are finding that treatment doesn’t have to be confined to the gym with its weights, elastic bands and three sets of ten. It doesn’t have to be limited to repetitive movement. Treatment can involve going outside and having fun or doing things patients have always wanted to do – like skiing or skydiving.
Using nature to inspire art is nothing new. The practice goes way back to the …
A liquid biopsy may soon be available to find early signs of cancer in asymptomatic …
More cancer centers are introducing virtual reality headsets, which can help relieve anxiety and pain …
Most who undergo mastectomy lose feeling in their chests, but microsurgeons can now restore sensation …
Participants in Airbnb’s Open Homes program help nonprofit organizations to provide temporary lodging for cancer …
Dan Rhon, PT, DSc, says the need to treat the whole …
Corey Kunzer, PT, DPT, often sees patients who’ve had certain regenerative medicine procedures. He describes the …
Psoriatic arthritis happens when your body’s immune systemcauses inflammation where your tendons or ligaments connect to your bone.
About a third …
Gabe knows what it takes to win a car race: he has to have a powerful car, and …
Every year around 70,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer, and many of them will undergo …
Emily Dumler, mother of three, found blood in her stool one day in August of 2013, …
When Melissa Meli received a diagnosis of breast cancer earlier this year, her boyfriend’s mother was …
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia in adults. It starts in …
Everyone needs 7-9 hours of sleepeach night to feel productive and well during the day. But people …
From classics such as embezzlement to the new frontiers of phishing and ransomware, here’s what you …
n 2017, more than 80,000 people were diagnosed with bladder cancer. Early symptomscan include blood in the urine that …
Today there are approximately 15.5 million adult cancer survivors in the United States, and more than 40 …
Noel Rademacher noticed the first sign of her ovarian cancer in August 2012 when she struggled to zip …
IT’S NOTHING NEW FOR cardiologists and oncologists to work together to care for patients, but a …
One of every 47 of Americans will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during their lifetime. …
Perhaps you’ll notice we’re standing a bit taller today. You might even notice a little spring …
Have you met EDGAR? Nope, not the author, or the athlete. EDGAR is an acronym that …
Chemotherapy can be effective at destroying cancerous tumors — but at what cost? Because the medication …
It’s allergy season – the time of year when many sufferers would happily give up their …
Are you envious of your friends’ beautiful vacation photos of tropical beaches and historic ruins? Well, …
In July 2015, Melissa Thompson gave birth to her first child, and within a few days, …
CANCER IS TERRIFYING AT any age. But now imagine coupling fears about the illness and its …
Hypnosis can reduce side effects and stress for patients with cancer, and even substitute for anesthesia …
Lu Salas was 24 weeks pregnant with twin girls when her partner, Brenden, noticed a nickel-size …
I’ve realized the little stuff doesn’t matter anymore.
Spencer Sutton knows a lot about things with …
For years after her daughter was born, Lacey Sikora’s goals were short-term — seeing her go to preschool …
Net-zero energy is the goal, right? This means that all the energy consumed on a given …
You’ve probably read Green Eggs and Ham a million times from front to back and maybe a few …
It was the summer of the birds. In late June, my two kids and I took …
Maybe it was in high school or maybe college, but sometime in those late-teen years you …
It’s a proven fact that sunsets are most spectacular when shining over the water. Well, maybe …
We all know that person who won’t stop talking about their standing desk, how they love it, …
A number of recent bloody encounters with aggressive birds of prey in the Pacific Northwest has …
I wonder when — or even if — it will be okay for me to complain …
To commemorate breast cancer awareness month, we’re excerpting below a section from Katherine Malmo’s book, Who …
A few months ago I heard an interview on NPR with Nancy L Segal, the author …