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The words "palliative care" get mixed up with "hospice," but they're not the same thing. Palliative care providers work alongside other doctors to treat side effects of serious illnesses, including cancer, heart disease and emphysema.
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.
Tennis elbow is a painful overuse injury that affects the outside of the elbow. It doesn't impact just tennis players. Get prevention and treatment info in this week's podcast.
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.
Having a midwife doesn't necessarily mean a home birth or no epidural. Midwives are there for you before, during and after pregnancy and birth. This week's podcast explains the myths and facts of midwives.
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.
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.
Why get a colonoscopy? The vast majority of colon cancers start as small benign growths, or polyps, that doctors see when they do colonoscopies.
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.
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