With the recent passing of Betty White, who died of a stroke, it is important to remember that recognizing the symptoms of stroke can make all the difference. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells can die or be damaged. As a stroke happens,…
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National Pharmacist Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 12! We would like to give tribute to our UofL Health pharmacists by sharing their most memorable COVID-19 moment as first line health care workers. We have many pharmacists from many departments and locations that have taken an active role during the pandemic. Like Meredith Niemann,…
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Symptoms of cervical cancer are not always obvious. In fact, signs and symptoms of cervical cancer usually do not show up in the pre-cancer stage. Common in the United States, cervical cancer is diagnosed via a routine pelvic exam performed by your gynecologist or any other women’s health provider. Abnormal cells can be detected by…
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I see patients every day who suffer from gastroesophageal disease (GERD). Many of these patients have tried for years, or even decades, to find relief from their GERD symptoms by modifying their diets, losing weight, and taking various over-the-counter and prescription-based medications, including proton pump inhibitors. Unfortunately, they continue to suffer from extreme reflux or…
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If there were a disease that affected millions of people of every age and ethnicity, was a leading cause of blindness, yet was preventable, everyone would know about it, right? Wrong. In fact, glaucoma is that disease. According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), of the 2.7 million Americans who have glaucoma, 50 percent don’t…
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