General Health (Page 52)

Mark Miller, MD, discusses alternatives to knee replacements, including arthroscopy, steroid injections and high tibial osteotomy for people in their late 30s to late 50s who are living with pain, arthritis, and damaged knees.

You're rushing to get to a work meeting and suddenly, you step the wrong way on an uneven sidewalk and roll your ankle. It hurts, and it's a little swollen. You may have a sprained ankle.

Brighten the day for a person going through cancer treatment: Put together a chemo care package to show you care. Here's what to include.

Stem cell transplants treat blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome, as well as sickle cell anemia. Donating stem cells to a loved one isn't painful.

UVA Transplant Center started in the 1960s and has since performed thousands of successful transplant surgeries. Learn more about organ donation and the UVA Transplant Center in this infographic.

April is National Donate Life Month. Currently, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Get the facts about organ donation in this week's podcast.

What you can expect in the latest guidelines is the same consistent message on what constitutes a healthy diet. What you’ll also find are a few updates in some key areas based on the latest research.

Pulmonary embolisms, or the blockage of an artery in the lung, are the fourth leading cause of cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. They're also a common cause of deaths in hospitals.

About 25 percent of women have really bad hot flashes and heavy periods as they approach menopause. But help and treatments are available.

A pacemaker is a surgically implanted device that sends out an electric pulse, prompting your heart to beat. Pacemakers are used in people who have abnormally slow heart rates.