April 8, 2020 by Adrienne Sylver
Cancer Clinical Trials: The Impact of...
Clinical research trials can be lifesaving for many cancer patients. They provide...
Importance of Genetic Link to Breast Cancer...
Conclusions of another medical study add to the growing support for the role a person’s genetics plays in determining cancer risk and treatment. Specifically, genetic testing...
February 9, 2017 / 1 min read
Understanding Palliative Care and Advance Directives
At some point in life, many adults are faced with making medical decisions for a sick or injured family member or loved one. And if...
February 9, 2017 / 2 min read
How to Beat Heart Disease (Video)
Are you at risk for heart disease? If you haven’t had a checkup in a long time, you could be. About half of Americans (47...
February 8, 2017 / 2 min read
What’s a ‘Coronary Calcium Score’ and Who...
Calcium usually has a good reputation as an important element in building strong, dense bones. But calcium is also a contributing factor in atherosclerosis, a...
February 6, 2017 / 2 min read
Fever in Children: When to Worry
With reports of flu cases at elevated levels in nearly all regions of the country, health officials are urging adults and children to take precautions to...
February 3, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: U.S. Heart Failure Rates Rising; Timing...
The number of Americans adults diagnosed with heart failure jumped by 800,000 over five years, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported this week. Moreover, the...
February 3, 2017 / 3 min read
Bilateral Knee Replacement: A Grateful Patient’s Story
A cancer survivor, Maria Lopez, 65, can now add bilateral knee replacement to her list of personal triumphs. In early 2016, while Lopez was at...
February 2, 2017 / 1 min read
Cancer Likely to Surpass Heart Disease as...
Heart disease and cancer rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in leading causes of death in the U.S. However, advances in prevention, detection and...
February 1, 2017 / 4 min read
Saving Your Vision From Glaucoma
It’s not exactly a scientific analogy, but ophthalmologist Aarup Kubal, M.D., likes to compare glaucoma to clogged pipes. “When I talk to patients, I describe...
January 31, 2017 / 3 min read
Frontiers in Oncology Symposium (Video)
Miami Cancer Institute and the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance joined forces to host a continuing medical education symposium, Frontiers in Oncology. The day-and-a-half...
January 27, 2017 / 1 min read
