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Lung Cancer Screening: Essential Information
Early detection is crucial in the fight against lung cancer, as most cases are discovered only after the cancer has spread, leading to lower survival rates. To increase the chances of successful treatment, lung cancer screening is highly recommended for high-risk individuals, particularly those with …
Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder caused by a gene defect. When you have SCD, your body’s tissues and organs may not get enough oxygen. Learn about living with sickle cell disease. …
Advances in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
While no one wants their breast cancer to return or spread after initial diagnosis and treatment, improved treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are helping patients live longer and more rewarding lives. …
When to Seek Help for Kidney Pain
Understanding whether your back pain is due to a strenuous workout, too much heavy lifting or a sign that your kidneys may need attention is important. Learn about kidney pain. …
An Interview with Bob’s Heart
UMass Memorial Health interviews a heart to learn more about what it does and why it's so important to keep it healthy. …
Want a Healthier Heart? Eat More Avocados
A healthier heart and avocados may go hand in hand. Avocados are full of fiber, packed with potassium and feature ample amounts of good-for-you fats. Avocados have long ranked highly on the list of nutritious foods. Celebrate the avocado. …
12 Weeks to Better Heart Health
Heart disease is a killer, but you can do plenty to improve your heart health and prolong your life. Research shows that making lifestyle changes can lower your risk for heart disease. Try implementing weekly goals over the next 12 weeks to get on the road …
Steps to Keep You Out of the Hospital with Heart Failure
Most patients with heart failure (HF) respond well to medications and lifestyle changes to keep them feeling well and out of the hospital. Below you’ll find five things you can do right away to help you feel better and lessen the chance of having to …
7 Steps to Healthier Joints
These seven steps will help preserve the cartilage you have, strengthen the muscles that support your joints, and help you live with greater mobility and less pain. …
Your Top 5 Arthritis Questions Answered
Did you know that arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America? According to the Arthritis Foundation, more than 50 million adults have some type of arthritis. Despite being so common, arthritis will vary greatly depending on the individual and that can leave many …
A Message From Your Body: Too Much Stress on This Joint!
Have you ever tried to teach your middle schooler how to pitch a fastball only to become very sore? Or have you scrubbed a pot or spent the afternoon in the garden and then felt achy? You could have tendonitis. This happens when there is …
What Does Your Shoulder Pain Mean?
Have you recently been in a high impact situation where you hurt your shoulder, from maybe playing a sport or being in an accident? If you have and you start to experience pain and swelling at the top of your shoulder, don’t be quick to …
Diabetes Patients Benefit From Practicing Mindfulness
For many people with diabetes, experiencing stress comes with the territory. That’s understandable – managing this chronic condition is hard work. If not addressed, stress can worsen diabetes symptoms in a mind-body connection that becomes a harmful cycle. There's good news – diabetes patients can …
What Is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes?
Learn about latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA), also called Type 1.5 diabetes, a slow progression of the Type 1 diabetes. …
Your Diabetes Sick-Day Plan
When you’re sick, even with just a cold, your blood glucose level may rise. Knowing what to do if you get sick, talking to your care team and having the right supplies on hand are important. Not sure what your sick-day plan is? Be sure …
Ways to Reduce Health Complications from Diabetes
You have a lot to manage throughout the day. Errands. Appointments. Dinner. Work. Kids. Grandkids. And the plumber is coming. So much to do … so little time. Despite your busy day, your health should be a top priority, and if you have diabetes, controlling your …
Treatment for Fecal Incontinence Has Come a Long Way
Affecting millions of people, treatment for fecal incontinence (aka bowel incontinence) has come a long way. With the development of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) surgery, sufferers now have an effective and less invasive option. …
How is Colon Cancer Treated?
You’ve had your colon cancer screening. Your results just came. The news isn’t what you had hoped. You’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Now the question is how is colon cancer treated? …
Which Method of Colorectal Cancer Screening is Right For You?
You have choices when it comes to your colorectal cancer screening. Doctors now recommend colon screening for those of us over the age of 45. If you're younger than 45 and experiencing any of these common symptoms of colon cancer (e.g., change in bowel habits, …
Let’s Talk About Hemorrhoids
Let’s talk about hemorrhoids ... a literal ‘pain in the butt!’ Hemorrhoids can be a cause of discomfort, fear and even embarrassment for many people. No one should have to “just deal” with these symptoms when there are compassionate UMass Memorial Health experts who can …
Lung Cancer Screening: Essential Information
Early detection is crucial in the fight against lung cancer, as most cases are discovered only after the cancer has spread, leading to lower survival rates. To increase the chances of successful treatment, lung cancer screening is highly recommended for high-risk individuals, particularly those with …
Advances in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
While no one wants their breast cancer to return or spread after initial diagnosis and treatment, improved treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are helping patients live longer and more rewarding lives. …
5 Important Questions to Ask About Breast Cancer in Men
While breast cancer can start in both women and men, breast cancer is very rare in men. Because everyone is born with a small amount of breast tissue, breast cancer can develop in anyone. …
Lung Cancer Procedure Removes Wait
It'll take just 60 seconds of your time to watch our Health Watch video on a procedure to diagnose and remove lung cancer in one procedure. …
Embarrassing Ob/Gyn Questions Answered
Do you have questions you're too embarrassed to ask your ob/gyn? Watch this webinar as we touch on many of the questions you may ponder about sexual activity, contraception and pregnancy planning, and what’s going on “down there.” …
3 Lesser-Known Menopause Symptoms
Most of us are familiar with the primary symptoms of menopause — hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood changes and slowing metabolism. But there are other lesser-known menopause symptoms we may experience as our ovaries produce waning supplies of progesterone and estrogen, including insomnia, a metallic …
4 Ways to Better Bone Health
Most of us don't think much about our bone health until we reach middle age when osteoporosis is commonly known to set in. In reality, we need to think about the wellness of our all-important internal scaffolding decades earlier. The reason? Our bone health is …
When To Start Thinking About IVF
If you and your partner have been trying to get pregnant for a year without results, reproductive medicine considers you to be infertile, and now would be the time to find out why. An expert in in vitro fertilization (IVF) can help. …
