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A colonoscopy is a diag­nos­tic test that allows your gas­troen­terol­o­gist to exam­ine your large intes­tine for any abnor­mal­i­ties and pre-can­cer­ous growths called polyps. Dur­ing your colonoscopy, your doc­tor can obtain tis­sue sam­ples for fur­ther test­ing and remove any polyps found before they devel­op into can­cer­ous tumors. In addi­tion to screen­ing for col­orec­tal can­cer, colono­scopies may be used to diag­nose a num­ber of gas­troin­testi­nal issues and may be rec­om­mend­ed if you are expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms including:

Can­cer screen­ings can catch can­cers ear­ly. That’s why rou­tine can­cer screen­ings are so impor­tant. Take this quiz to test your can­cer screen­ing knowledge.

Bone min­er­al den­si­ty (BMD) scans, also known as dual-ener­gy X‑ray absorp­tiom­e­try (DEXA or DXA) scans, use a very small amount of radi­a­tion to deter­mine the min­er­al con­tent in your bones and tests for osteo­poro­sis and/​or osteopenia.

Ear­wax is a key part of keep­ing your ears healthy, but build up can be annoy­ing or even painful. Learn how you can remove ear­wax safely.

The hol­i­days are a time to enjoy friends and fam­i­ly, but can also bring on sea­son­al stress. Learn strate­gies to help you cope dur­ing the sea­son so you can enjoy this time of year.

Dur­ing the cold­est peri­od of the year, you are at greater risk for dif­fer­ent win­ter injuries, and health con­di­tions than at oth­er times dur­ing the year. One aspect of your health you may want to take into con­sid­er­a­tion is how much vit­a­min D you’re getting.

This win­ter, focus on safe­ty to pre­vent injuries by pay­ing atten­tion to these 4 dif­fer­ent parts of your body.

Have you noticed more loose hair strands in the show­er or on your hair­brush late­ly? If so, you’re not alone. By age 35, around 2 out of 3 men have expe­ri­enced some amount of hair loss. But what many peo­ple don’t real­ize is that about 40% of peo­ple who expe­ri­ence hair loss in the US are women.