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December 18, 2024While gathering to celebrate with family and friends, many of us overindulge, leading to heartburn, acid reflux, and bloating. But when these symptoms occur regularly despite normal eating habits, yo...
While gathering to celebrate with family and friends, many of us overindulge, leading to heartburn, acid reflux, and bloating. But when these symptoms occur regularly despite normal eating habits, yo...
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October 01, 2020
By Victoria Lai, MD, MS, FACS, Endocrine Surgery
What do music artist Missy Elliot and Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers have in common? Besides being successful public figures, they’ve both battled a common enemy. At the peak of their careers...
What do music artist Missy Elliot and Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers have in common? Besides being successful public figures, they’ve both battled a common enemy. At the peak of their careers...
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September 24, 2020
Some health risks can be hard to pin down, challenging to manage or impossible to control. High cholesterol is just the opposite. Although an estimated one in three Americans has it—and...
Some health risks can be hard to pin down, challenging to manage or impossible to control. High cholesterol is just the opposite. Although an estimated one in three Americans has it—and...
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September 23, 2020
Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in men and women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. But a diagnosis doesn’t have to be a death sentence wh...
Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in men and women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. But a diagnosis doesn’t have to be a death sentence wh...
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September 01, 2020By Victoria Lai, MD, MS, FACS, Endocrine Surgery
Of the prevalent diseases affecting patients today, we know that cancer is the deadliest. But thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that can be treated quite successfully—and it has a very high survival...
Of the prevalent diseases affecting patients today, we know that cancer is the deadliest. But thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that can be treated quite successfully—and it has a very high survival...
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August 27, 2020Cardiac PET scan technology promises to elevate cardiovascular diagnoses to a completely new level. Positron emission tomography (or PET) is traditionally associated with cancer care....
Cardiac PET scan technology promises to elevate cardiovascular diagnoses to a completely new level. Positron emission tomography (or PET) is traditionally associated with cancer care....
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June 17, 2020By Dr. Maggie Arnold, MD, Vascular Surgeon
Summer is just around the corner, and the warmer weather means it’s time to break out those shorts hidden in the back of your closet. Unfortunately, many people will be apprehensive about reachi...
Summer is just around the corner, and the warmer weather means it’s time to break out those shorts hidden in the back of your closet. Unfortunately, many people will be apprehensive about reachi...
