Sneezing, coughing, a runny nose, it's not until you feel better that you're thankful for your regular every day health. No one likes to have a cold or flu, and the following six tips could help build your immune system and keep the germs away.
Finding breast cancer at its earliest stage gives you the best chance for a cure. And mammography has long been the gold standard when it comes to screening and early detection of breast lumps long before they can be felt.
Our Children’s Medical Center is home to the Pediatric Sickle Cell program, the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts. Our close-knit team includes board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists. We give your child a level of care and attention that is hard to find at larger institutions.
Awards and recognition are just one way to judge the quality and performance of a hospital, but an important one nonetheless. UMass Memorial Medical Center is proud to be recognized by Healthgrades for clinical excellence and specialty care. Healthgrades is a leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The organization turns industry data into information consumers can use to make more informed healthcare decisions. UMass Memorial Medical Center received the following honors:
The last time you had a prescription filled, chances are it was for a generic drug, a medication that's biologically equal to a brand-name drug in terms of dosage, safety, strength, quality, performance characteristics, the way it's taken and should be used.
Most couples think that getting pregnant when they're "ready" will be easy. The fact is, however, that an estimated one in six couples will experience infertility.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure.
If you or a loved one has a disability that affects or limits your mobility, balance, or endurance, it's important to know that there are still many ways you can stay active and reap the health benefits that come from physical movement and exercise.
If you're working out on a regular basis, odds are you do it to lead a healthy lifestyle. But what happens when working out leads to injury? Sprains and strains are a common injury for anyone with an active lifestyle.
Perhaps nothing signals that your little girl is growing up like the start of her period. Since so many of my patients ask me how to discuss this topic with their daughters and what to expect, here are a few pointers:
