General Health (Page 52)

Throughout its 4,000-year history, cancer has left doctors, scientists and patients with questions that the medical and science fields could not even start to address until recent decades. For centuries, the question has lingered: Will there be a time when we find a way to control or even cure this…

Charlottesville bariatric surgery doctor Peter Hallowell explains weight loss surgery options: gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy) gastric bypass, lap band.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee, the film, "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," presented by legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the complete story of cancer from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles…

When children are born prematurely, they’re at risk for complications ranging from changes in respiratory functions to cardiac issues. It’s not uncommon for a premature baby, averaging 30 weeks old, to spend 100 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). During that time, their care team considers more than…