Conditions & Diseases

Her­ni­a’s are not imme­di­ate­ly life-threat­en­ing, but they don’t resolve on their own and surgery is need­ed to repair the defect to pre­vent poten­tial­ly seri­ous com­pli­ca­tions. Learn more about a her­nia, com­mon symp­toms and who typ­i­cal­ly expe­ri­ences hernias. 

Accord­ing to the Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety, 1 in 8 women will be diag­nosed with breast can­cer in their life­time. While the biggest risk fac­tors of devel­op­ing breast can­cer are your age and gen­der — oth­er fac­tors that can also increase your risk include genet­ic make­up, personal/​family his­to­ry, dense breast tis­sue and more.

Oncol­o­gist Dr. Nasir Sha­hab shares the basics of this can­cer­ous tumor that can affect the brain or spine.

What bet­ter way to enjoy the warm weath­er than a fam­i­ly pic­nic? When plan­ning your pic­nic there are a few things that you should con­sid­er about food pack­ing, trans­porta­tion, prepa­ra­tion and serv­ing to avoid the risk of food poi­son­ing and relat­ed illnesses.

Whether from overuse or pitch­ing for an extend­ed peri­od of time, elbow injuries are becom­ing more com­mon in both pro­fes­sion­al and ama­teur ath­letes. As a solu­tion for such injuries, Tom­my John Surgery can be rec­om­mend­ed to patients who are expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms and who have tried oth­er forms of ther­a­py with­out suc­cess. At DuPage Med­ical Group, our providers are trained to treat patients from surgery through ther­a­py, help­ing you get back into the game. 

New or sud­den gas­troin­testi­nal symp­toms should not be ignored as they can sig­nal a more seri­ous con­di­tion. Our Gas­troen­terol­o­gy team iden­ti­fies symp­toms that should be addressed with your health­care provider.

Smok­ing can sig­nif­i­cant­ly increase your risk of devel­op­ing blad­der can­cer. Here’s what you should know about smoking’s link to blad­der can­cer, so you can start low­er­ing your risk today.

Jan­u­ary is Nation­al Radon Aware­ness Month. What is radon and how can it affect your fam­i­ly’s health? What home­own­ers should know about radon health risks when buy­ing or build­ing a home and how to reduce risk.

Though you might feel reluc­tant to sched­ule your surgery, there is val­ue in mov­ing for­ward with your treat­ment. We are going above and beyond to ensure the health and safe­ty of our patients, providers and asso­ciates. If you need joint replace­ment surgery, you can con­fi­dent­ly know we have imple­ment­ed many process­es to ensure your safe­ty every step of the way.

As you age, it is com­mon to expe­ri­ence changes with your eyes and vision. In fact, between the ages of 45 and 80, most adults will find it increas­ing­ly dif­fi­cult to see things up close, a con­di­tion called pres­by­opia. You may also begin to notice mild visu­al dis­rup­tions such as flash­es and floaters. In some cas­es, they are caused by nor­mal, age-relat­ed changes with­in your eyes. Oth­er times, they may be a symp­tom of a more seri­ous med­ical con­di­tion, requir­ing imme­di­ate atten­tion. Oph­thal­mol­o­gist and reti­na spe­cial­ist, Shan­tan Red­dy, MD, shares symp­toms to watch for and when to seek med­ical care.