A pulmonary embolism (PE) usually occurs when a blood clot known as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) moves through the body to a person’s lungs and blocks a blood vessel. This creates low oxygen levels in the blood, and can...
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that typically occurs because of too much exposure to ultraviolet or “UV” radiation. It’s a type of electromagnetic radiation that comes from the sun. Melanoma is the third most common skin cancer, but...
A fetal heart monitor is a handheld medical device that uses ultrasound waves to listen to a baby’s heart during pregnancy and labor. It’s also known as electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) or cardiotocography (CTG). Usually, beginning in a pregnant woman’s...
Government research shows nearly one in every 10 adults experience issues with chronic kidney disease. The condition, also known as chronic renal disease, is defined as the gradual loss of kidney function over time. Our kidneys continually filter waste products...
“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.” That’s the thought of American physician, philosopher, and author Debasish Mridha. Indeed, music therapy is a growing field. There are now certified music therapists who are accomplished musicians with an extensive...
Facebook is the largest social network with more than 2.7 billion monthly active users worldwide as of June 2020. Instagram will reach 112.5 million users in the U.S. this year, and it’s expected that the network will reach 117.2 million...
Years ago, physicians used to call pregnancies that happened in women over the age of 35 “geriatric pregnancies.” That seems a little harsh, so thankfully, the term isn’t used anymore. Nonetheless, being pregnant after age 35 means that several types...
Nurses have a tough job. They wear many hats and answer to a host of people, such as doctors, administrators, nurse supervisors, patients, and concerned families and loved ones. Nurses also have numerous duties beyond the basic care of their...
Deaths from the coronavirus in the United States have reached 159,000, and more than 4.85 million Americans have been infected. The end of this crisis, unfortunately, is nowhere is sight. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a severe strain on our...
Being close to the Motor City, you may have heard the warning that you’re not supposed to buy a car that was made on a Monday. That’s because workers were thought to be tired from the weekend, and they’d forget...
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