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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. 

In March 2021, the U.S. Pre­ven­tive Ser­vices Task Force, an inde­pen­dent vol­un­teer pan­el of experts in dis­ease pre­ven­tion, released new rec­om­men­da­tions for lung can­cer screen­ings were released. Drs. Vive­ka Bod­di­pal­li and Lek­sh­mi Nair explain who qual­i­fies for year­ly scans to detect lung cancer.

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.

Does com­ing home to your pet take the stress out of your day? Find out how own­ing a pet can ben­e­fit your phys­i­cal, men­tal and social health.

The hol­i­day sea­son is often a good reminder to be grate­ful for both the lit­tle and big things in life, but what would hap­pen if we prac­ticed grat­i­tude each day? Fam­i­ly Med­i­cine physi­cian, Dr. James Graziano, explains how year-round grat­i­tude can pos­i­tive­ly impact your over­all health and wellbeing. 

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.

Many peo­ple have heard of both phys­i­cal ther­a­py and chi­ro­prac­tic care. How­ev­er, they may be unaware of their dif­fer­ences, sim­i­lar­i­ties and how the two health spe­cial­ties work togeth­er to help patients relieve their pain. 

We’re wear­ing head­phones more than ever – dur­ing remote learn­ing or while work­ing from home. Our Audi­ol­o­gists share how to ensure your head­phones are at a prop­er vol­ume and when to seek hear­ing care.

Men at any age can expe­ri­ence issues with their repro­duc­tive and sex­u­al health. Read more about com­mon issues men face and treat­ments to over­come them.