The Medical Minute: Reducing stroke risk from AFib without blood thinners

To help prevent a stroke — a common and serious risk associated with AFib — patients…

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The Medical Minute: Real-time tumor tracking delivers high cure rates, decreased side effects for cancer patients

Think of it like radio making way for television. Image-guided radiation therapy has evolved to include…

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The Medical Minute: Maintaining vaginal health as you age

With periods, pregnancies and pap smears in the rearview mirror, menopausal women may stop tending to…

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The Medical Minute: Unmasking strategies to help kids navigate mixed views on face coverings

Long a polarizing issue among adults, masks have become a source of contention among children and,…

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The Medical Minute: Advanced practice providers play essential role in today’s health care environment

“Is anyone here an advanced practice provider?” Their name might not have the same ring to…

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The Medical Minute: What parents need to know about a rise in RSV

After a year of COVID-19 precautions that saw virtually no cases of this common childhood illness,…

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The Medical Minute: You got your mother’s blue eyes. Will you get her breast cancer, too?

Family traits can be a source of pride – and a source of worry. Fortunately, only…

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The Medical Minute: Prostate cancer risks in African American men

African American men are at the highest risk for both developing and dying from prostate cancer.…

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The Medical Minute: Five questions answered on children and the COVID vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 gave emergency authorization for use of…

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The Medical Minute: Aerobic exercise speeds recovery for adolescents with sports-related concussions

Say goodbye to “cocoon therapy.” Concussion patients are getting out of bed, coming back into the…

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