Current research shows that pancreatic cancer can indeed cause diabetes. Although the link between the two diseases is complex, ongoing studies help provide insights that could improve detection and treatment.
Are you considering a natural or unmedicated birth? Certified nurse-midwife Alyssa Fischer, APRN-CNM, shares five effective strategies to help make your childbirth experience more comfortable.
Urogynecology is a medical sub-specialty that primarily deals with pelvic floor disorders, which include conditions like pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and fistulas.
When Pattie Wojtkiewicz started experiencing back pain in early 2017, she brushed it off as a muscle issue. But after persistent prodding from a close friend, Wojtkiewicz finally saw a physician assistant – a decision that would ultimately save her life.
Question: I wake up every night at the same time and have to pee. Is this normal? Answered by certified family medicine nurse practitioner Nancy Childe, APRN-NP.
Pelvic organ prolapse is an uncomfortable condition that’s made worse by being a sensitive subject for people to talk about. Despite this difficulty, it’s important to know what pelvic organ prolapse is.
Pelvic pain can be nebulous. As a result, it is sometimes dismissed by women as something benign that will eventually go away on its own. However, pelvic pain is a very real condition that should be addressed if it continues for two weeks or more.
Missing a period for several months or having irregular intervals between periods that may be accompanied with abnormally heavy bleeding, may be a sign of polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.
The condition, formerly called fatty liver disease, is now called steatotic liver disease as an umbrella term. Steatosis is a medical term that health care providers use to describe a fat buildup in an organ.
