Tag: Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center
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HEALTH MATTERS: Immunotherapy an Effective Treatment Approach for Allergies
By Shaili N. Shah, MD If you start sneezing at the first sign of spring or if your eyes begin to itch at the mere sight of a dog or cat, you are not alone. More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies each year, according to the American College of…
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Health Matters: Minimally Invasive Procedure Gets Blood Flowing Again, Reduces Stroke Risk
By Elliot Sambol, MD, FACS Did you know that up to one third of all strokes in the United States are caused by a condition called carotid artery stenosis? Carotid artery stenosis — also referred to as carotid artery disease — results from a blockage or narrowing of the carotid arteries, the two major blood…
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Health Matters: Compassionate Care to Help Improve Quality of Life
By Ramy Sedhom, MD When a patient is diagnosed with a serious illness or advanced disease, improving their quality of life is an important part of their care. Palliative care and hospice care are two types of care that support patients and their caregivers struggling with the difficulties of disease or disease-directed treatments. However, while…
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Health Matters: You Don’t Have to Live with Urinary Incontinence
By Emily Marshall, PA-C From small leaks to sudden accidents, urinary incontinence can feel embarrassing and have a negative impact on your quality of life. However, you don’t have to live with urinary incontinence, and with the right diagnosis and treatment approach, you can regain control. Penn Medicine Princeton Urogynecology and the Center for Pelvic…
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Health Matters: Tired of Sleep Apnea? Treatment is Available
By Robert Mignone, DO Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, affects 30 million adults in the United States. Sleep apnea can leave you feeling tired all the time, and it can increase your risk for serious health complications. Fortunately, there are several effective treatments…
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Health Matters: Detecting, Treating and Preventing Cervical Cancer
By Charlotte Marcus, MD Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women, according to the American Cancer Society. However, over the past several decades, deaths from cervical cancer have significantly declined thanks in large part to advances in screening, prevention and treatment. Yet, the risk for the…
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Health Matters: Heart Health: A Family Matter
By Benita Philip, DO When you fill out your annual medical history forms at the doctor’s office, it may seem like a formality. However, the reality is that along with information about your personal health, details about your family’s health history play an important role in your healthcare. And when it comes to heart disease,…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Get Rid of That Pain in Your Neck
By Seth Joseffer, MD The idiom “a pain in the neck” is a funny way of describing something that is annoying. Yet for many people, neck pain is no laughing matter. Neck pain affects one in three people annually, according to the National Institutes of Health. The pain can and range from nuisance-level to so…
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HEALTH MATTERS 6/10: Monkeypox: What You Need to Know
By David J. Herman, M.D. Recent cases of monkeypox in the United States and several other countries have many people wondering about the virus and whether the world is facing another pandemic like COVID-19. The good news is that monkeypox is very different from COVID-19 and is generally not easily spread between humans. However, it…