Tag: Penn Medicine
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Health Matters: Better Sleep for Better Health
By David B. Cohn, MD Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night? Do you find yourself dozing off in meetings, or drinking an extra cup of coffee to get through the afternoon? If so, you’re not alone. As many as 70 million Americans are living with a sleep disorder, according to…
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Health Matters: Better Sleep for Better Health
By David B. Cohn, MD Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night? Do you find yourself dozing off in meetings, or drinking an extra cup of coffee to get through the afternoon? If so, you’re not alone. As many as 70 million Americans are living with a sleep disorder, according to…
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Health Matters: Diagnosing and Treating Pancreatic Cancer
By Elsa Pichardo, MD The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 62,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and one out of every 64 Americans will develop the disease in their lifetime. There often are no definitive signs that someone has pancreatic cancer, which is why alerting your doctor to any…
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Health Matters: Stroke: Knowing and Lowering Your Risk
By Paul Kaiser, MD More than 795,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States, according to the American Heart Association, making it a leading cause of death and disability. But did you know that an estimated 80% of strokes are preventable, according to the American Heart Association? By knowing and lowering your…
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HEALTH MATTERS 4/10: Handling the Emotional Challenges of COVID-19
By Jessica Levy, L.C.S.W. With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continuing to spread around the world, it is threatening not only people’s physical health, but their emotional health as well. As with many uncertain and stressful situations, feelings of anxiety, depression, anger and even boredom can become overwhelming. There are, however, ways to cope with these…
