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There are a variety of ways to treat different cancers, but as with many things in health care, one size doesn’t fit all. For example, some cancers respond well to surgery, some can be treated with chemotherapy or external beam radiation and some respond to a combination of therapies. Then there are cancers that respond… Continue Reading Advancing training for a specialized cancer treatment
Actress Lucille Ball died from this condition. So did Alan Thicke and John Ritter. It’s called aortic dissection, an uncommon but deadly disorder that occurs when the lining of the aorta tears, preventing the main artery from carrying oxygen to vital organs. In serious cases, the aorta can rupture, causing sudden death. If this condition takes… Continue Reading Inventing a stent to treat a serious heart condition
Routine wellness checks and vaccination rates for children and adolescents plummeted last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Numbers started to rebound by the end of 2020, but it was not enough to catch up to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a report released June 11, the… Continue Reading Improving vaccination rates for underserved children