Nebraska Medicine interventional radiologists Joseph McBride, MD, and Maria O’Malley, MD, discuss frequently asked questions about uterine fibroids and the benefits of fibroid embolization.
Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that, over time, can cause significant liver damage and even liver cancer. Symptoms can take years and even decades to appear. As a result, many people do not seek medical treatment until the disease is fairly advanced.
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?"
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.
Congenital syphilis occurs when a pregnant person infected with the organism responsible for syphilis (Treponema pallidum) transmits that infection to the fetus via the placenta. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a tenfold increase in congenital syphilis in the past 10 years.
Pancreatic cancer is a tough disease to beat, with only 11.5% of patients surviving more than five years. But Nebraska Medicine researchers are working hard to find new ways to boost survival.