Preeclampsia is a disorder in pregnant women which is marked by sudden increases in blood pressure both during pregnancy and during the weeks following delivery. Occurring in about five to eight percent of pregnancies in the United States, preeclamps…
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You can scarcely turn on the evening news or open your web browser without reading something about the growing opioid drug crisis in this country. This addiction crisis is striking home for many people not just because of the sheer numbers of people…
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Your parents or grandparents may have gotten their medicine from a local family-owned pharmacy, where the pharmacist knew his customers and their families personally. Most of those pharmacies are gone now, replaced by large chain drugstores. What the…
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Should you or a loved on have received a tPA and MRI for stroke symptoms? Stroke is the third leading cause of death, and the primary cause of permanent disability in this country. A stroke can occur without warning and devastate your ability to spea…
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When you present at a doctor’s office or hospital for treatment, you assume that the care you receive will be based on your medical needs and your doctor’s good judgment. And of course, that’s how it is supposed to work. But there i…
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If you’ve ever heard of someone having “water on the brain,” you’ve heard a common name for hydrocephalus, a word that actually comes from the Greek words for “water” and “head.” But the fluid involved…
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Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of joyful anticipation. Of course, pregnancy losses do happen, but often they occur early in the pregnancy, because there were medical issues with the fetus making it impossible for the baby to be carried to term. A…
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Cauda equina syndrome (CES) has a funny name (“cauda equina” means “horse’s tail”) and serious implications, especially if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Cauda equina syndrome is a nerve root problem, in which there…
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Few diagnoses strike more fear into the heart of a parent than that of meningitis. It can strike suddenly, progress rapidly, and do profound damage, including causing death. Before the advent of antibiotics, bacterial meningitis was nearly always fat…
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Up until the past few decades, surgery in the United States took place only in hospitals. For this reason, hospitals are required to track and report data for certain hospital-based infection. Those hospitals that don’t appropriately track this…
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