Hearing the news that you have cancer can be devastating enough, but to also learn that the medications and therapies that could fight the cancer could also damage your heart likely takes most patients by surprise. Chemotherapy and newer immunotherapies, along with radiation and ...
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) now has a mobile health van to increase access to obstetrics and gynecologic care to a number of underserved communities, including Charleroi. The 37-foot ob/gyn mobile health clinic was unveiled Tuesday at the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport. The vehicle ...
A new study is shedding light on iron deficiency in pregnancy, which can lead to serious complications for both mother and baby. Research shows most pregnant women are at risk for iron deficiency, with 4 out of 5 becoming iron-deficient by their third trimester. The study, recently published ...
Lung cancer accounts for 1 in 5 cancer-related deaths in the United States. While doctors say lung cancer is often treatable if caught early, millions of Americans who should be getting screened for the disease each year are not either due to lack of awareness or reluctance to undergo a CT ...
Could an extremely painful and hard to diagnose condition that affects nearly 10% of American women really be cured with something as simple as dietary supplements? That’s a possibility raised by results of a new study on the causes of endometriosis, a condition that occurs when tissue that ...
It’s the second most common type of cancer among men and affects 1 in every 8 men in the United States. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society says this type of cancer is often asymptomatic and only detected by a blood test and biopsy. Commonly diagnosed ...
