Patient Care Blog

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What is Bowel Endometriosis?

In bowel endometriosis, endometrium tissue grows on the surface of or inside the intestines, on the rectum, or in other parts of the bowel.

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Podcast: Encephalitis

In this episode of Back to Health, Hai Hoang, M.D. discusses what patients should know about encephalitis.

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How Women Can Maintain a Healthy Brain

Lately, you’ve been misplacing your keys and forgetting why you walked into a room. Although growing older makes you increasingly likely to experience such lapses in cognition and memory, you can lower your risk of such decline and even offset the effects of aging, says Silky Pahlajani, M.D is Assistant Professor of Neuropsychiatry Research in Radiology.

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Podcast: Colorectal Cancer in Women

In this episode of our Women's Health Wednesday series in Back to Health, Heather Yeo, M.D., discusses the importance of colorectal health for women.

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Helping Your Child Overcome Night Terrors

Does your child sit up and scream in terror while sleeping? She or he could be having a nightmare--or a night terror.

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Podcast: Vitamins & Minerals for Children

Sherry Huang, MD, FAAP and Alexis Fissinger, MS, RD, CSP, CDN discuss vitamins & minerals for kids & teens.

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How to Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep. Coronavirus anxiety may be contributing to your sleeplessness, as well as a host of other factors, from overexposure to electronic devices to too much caffeine, says Daniel Barone, M.D., Associate Medical Director of the ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Center for Sleep Medicine.

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Colorectal Screening: Choosing The Test That’s Best For You

It used to be that everybody was recommended to get screened at 50. But we're now talking more about beginning at age 45 because we are starting to see more colorectal cancer in patients who are under 50.

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Preparing For Your Child’s Kidney Transplant

Contemplating your child’s kidney transplant may be scary, but the more you know about the procedure and its benefits, the more prepared you will be--medically and emotionally, says Dr. Juhi Kumar, Associate Professor and Medical Director for the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ. 

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Podcast: Exercise During Pregnancy

In this episode of Back to Health, Zhanna Fridel, M.D., FACOG answers frequently asked questions about exercise and pregnancy.