A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) changes your life. You will be needing greater support from family, friends, and your doctor, but you will indeed be able to continue enjoying a relatively normal lifestyle. A pulmonologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Read More
Archives for December 2020
Symptoms of Various Types of Hernias
A hernia is a protrusion of an internal organ through an opening or a weakened part of an adjacent wall or connective tissue, and it commonly occurs in the abdominal area. Most hernias do not have an obvious cause, but they do tend to happen due to excessive straining or heavy lifting. You could Read More
What Your Cardiologist Would Want You to Know About Heart Failure
On average, a human heart beats more than 3,600 times per hour. (At least once per second.) So it’s no surprise that this hard-working muscle is susceptible to problems over time. Everyone knows about heart attacks, but there is a lot of confusion about congestive heart failure – mostly because Read More
When a Lumpectomy Is Your Recommended Breast Surgery
If you have breast cancer, your oncology doctor may recommend that you have a lumpectomy. A lumpectomy is exactly what it sounds like, which is the removal of a lump of cancerous tissue – a surgery where your surgeon removes the tumor and not the full breast. A lumpectomy is much less invasive Read More