The Medical Minute: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients Need Help Transitioning to Adulthood
For parents, few words are more earth-shattering than when a pediatrician says the phrase “heart defects.” What follows can seem ...
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The Medical Minute: Understanding Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Although an estimated one in every 500 people is living with an inherited disease known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), many ...
Let’s Talk About Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
DUBOIS - There are some topics that people will not talk about with family, friends and sometimes even their physicians; ...
The Medical Minute: Early Detection Key to Protecting Vision from Glaucoma
HERSHEY, Pa. — Your eyesight is just fine, so why bother with seeing an eye doctor. Right? As you read ...
The Medical Minute: Let the Experts Handle the Independence Day Fireworks
HERSHEY, Pa. — The annual tradition of pops, bangs and light shows that celebrate the July 4 holiday often result ...
Managing Your Blood Pressure Can Prevent the “Silent Killer”
DUBOIS - High blood pressure, also called hypertension, typically develops slowly and often has no symptoms. That is why it ...
The Medical Minute: Know the Risks from Ticks this Summer
HERSHEY, Pa. — Dr. David Ingram’s young children love to play outdoors, so he’s become the tick police, vigilantly checking for any ...
The Medical Minute: Pulling Back the Curtain on Infertility
HERSHEY, Pa. — The old advertising slogan “You’ve come a long way baby” could be used to describe the advances ...
The Medical Minute: The Best Cancer Care Treats Body, Mind and Spirit
HERSHEY, Pa. — A cancer diagnosis can bring normal life to a halt as a rigorous treatment schedule takes center ...
The Medical Minute: Clinical Trials Bring Scientific, Personal Breakthroughs
HERSHEY, Pa. — Bob Parise had run out of options. He was dying of congestive heart failure. When his physician, ...
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