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Along with the ever-present possibilities of catching a cold, the flu or COVID-19 is the danger that these diseases may cause pneumonia to develop in our lungs.
Have you or a family member suffered through pneumonia? Jamal Akhtar, M.D., internal medicine specialist at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, answers questions about pneumonia and the effective ways to treat the different versions of this disease.
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Pregnancy is a beautiful journey, but the changes your body endures don’t stop after giving birth. It can take anywhere from three weeks if you didn’t experience vaginal tearing (perineal laceration) to six weeks or more if you experience complications such as tearing or episiotomy. Being patient and understanding the next steps in the process will make it easier to cope.
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Do you feel persistent pain and stiffness in one or both knees while walking, exercising or performing normal daily activities? If yes, you may have osteoarthritis and could be a candidate for knee replacement surgery.
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Rich and Norma Vink have been dealt a tough hand, but you wouldn’t know it just talking to them. Through two separate cancer diagnoses – Norma learned she had breast cancer in 2016, Rich was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January 2021 – gratitude still radiates from the couple who’ve been married for 14 years.
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Six months after enduring a double mastectomy and many months of chemotherapy, a familiar pain in a familiar place returned, but Angie Morris didn’t want to believe what she felt.
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“I’m a firm believer in keeping a positive attitude and your mind engaged. It will help you push through the tough times,” said Angie Morris, a former patient at The University of Kansas Cancer Center at St. Francis Campus, and a breast cancer survivor.
Morris has firsthand experience with the power of a positive attitude, as it has helped her battle two bouts of breast cancer over the past two and a half years.
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Each September, we recognize the American Cancer Society’s fifth-ranked cancer in cancer deaths among women during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This month, we sat down with Sara Blake, M.D., OB/GYN at The University of Kansas Health System St.
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As the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, stroke is a very serious condition. You may have heard the phrase “time is brain” or it may be a completely foreign idea to you, but the meaning is simple; the longer you wait to seek treatment once experiencing symptoms of stroke, the greater the potential risk for irreversible brain damage or death.
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An abdominal hernia is a hole in the abdominal wall that allows something to protrude through, usually the small bowel or colon. Hernias affect around 10% of the population, a majority of them being men. However, women also do develop hernias.
Joel VanderVelde, MD, general surgeon at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, sat down to share common symptoms, treatments and his general knowledge about hernias to help you best understand and be on the lookout for them.
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