While we may pay attention to the skin on our arms, legs and face, we tend to forget about the skin on our scalp. Your scalp's overall health is as essential as the skin on the rest of your body.
A diagnosis of breast cancer can be both physically and emotionally draining. Nebraska Medicine offers some of the most sophisticated breast reconstruction options to help women feel whole again after treatment is over. Learn more about these options.
The human papillomavirus vaccine should be given to everyone between the ages of 9 and 26 years old to protect against a variety of cancers caused by the HPV virus.
Diagnostic radiologist Doug Niemann, MD, explains the benefits of 3D mammograms compared to traditional mammograms, what getting a mammogram is like for the patient and recommended ages to start getting mammograms.
If you’re 40 or older, an annual mammogram should be on your calendar. Many health care providers encourage women to get a baseline mammogram at age 40 and every year thereafter. Learn more about the benefits of mammography.
The prevalence of thyroid cancer is on the rise and is increasingly more common in young women. The fifth most common cancer in women, and 12th overall among both men and women, it is also one of the most treatable, with a five-year survival rate of 98.1 percent.
What is an opioid? What is an opioid addiction? How is opioid addiction treated? Dr. Alena Balasanova, director of the Addiction Services outpatient clinic at Nebraska Medicine has the answers to these questions, including how Suboxone is used to treat those with opioid addictions.