Even if it feels like the day is in the distant future, all children will reach a point when they need adult health care. There are many factors to consider, starting with a patient’s health history and needs.
When you’re first diagnosed with cancer, your oncology team will let you know what to expect throughout your treatment. However, many cancer survivors are surprised by the issues they encounter after completing treatment.
Pulling a red wagon is physical therapist Chad Doerneman. Behind the wagon is respiratory therapist Katie Stehlik. She carefully navigates a wheeled ventilator and oxygen tank. And inside the wagon is 3-year-old Genesis Sanchez-Vasquez, wearing a flowered dress and black and hot pink sunglasses.
A mom of two kids in their 20s, Tiffany had been thinking about abdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck,” for a long time. “It didn’t matter how much I worked out or how much weight I lost,” Tiffany says. “I always had that — I called it my zip code — around my waist, and it bothered me.”
If you’re a college student, maintaining healthy routines is important even when you’re away from home. On campus and in social settings, you face many new health concerns, including respiratory viruses, reproductive health and alcohol consumption. You can do many things to stay healthy, but you should also seek proper medical care when you are feeling unwell.
In February, the World Health Organization confirmed the first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea. As of the latest WHO update from April 17, officials report 15 confirmed and 23 probable cases, with 34 deaths among them.
Even though you may be young and healthy, an annual physical is still important at this age because it keeps a pulse on your well-being. It gives you a chance to ask your doctor questions and get healthy lifestyle tips about your diet, exercise routine, drugs and tobacco use, drinking habits, safer sex and more.
It seems inevitable. When fall rolls around, and you begin to feel a crisp chill in the air, the cold and flu viruses soon follow. This year, not only do we have the cold and flu to contend with, but we also have new strains of the COVID-19 virus and RSV. With each of them sharing similar symptoms, it can be difficult to know what you have and when to see your doctor.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, certifies foods as “USDA organic.” It provides strict standards for organic food production, including rules about pest and weed control and additives. However, organic doesn’t necessarily mean healthier.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, saw a spike in cases this past spring. By mid-March, HMPV peaked a bit later than other respiratory illnesses, causing more trips to the hospital for those most vulnerable – the very young, the older population and people with compromised immune systems.
