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Accord­ing to the Amer­i­can Heart Asso­ci­a­tion, more than 1 in 3 adults have some form of car­dio­vas­cu­lar dis­ease. The good news is that 80% of heart dis­ease and stroke can be pre­vent­ed. Heart attack signs in women can be vast­ly dif­fer­ent than in men and can be con­fused with less life-threat­en­ing situations.

At just 43 years old and on a trip with friends to New Orleans, Bill began suf­fer­ing from debil­i­tat­ing back pain and what he thought was heart­burn. With a mis­sion of just mak­ing it home, he had no idea that the pain he was expe­ri­enc­ing was a heart attack. Just two months after surgery, Bill and his inter­ven­tion­al car­di­ol­o­gist, Dr. Abdul Sankari, share his sto­ry and how oth­ers can avoid heart disease.

Oti­tis Media, also known as an ear infec­tion, is one of the most com­mon con­di­tions for which chil­dren require med­ical treat­ment. This con­di­tion also affects adults, but to a much less­er degree.

Has the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic put a wrench in not only your plans but also your rou­tine health screen­ings? Find out how you can get your health back on track.

Unlike Type 1 dia­betes, pre­di­a­betes and Type 2 dia­betes can be pre­vent­ed or delayed if you mod­i­fy your lifestyle. Learn fun, smart ways to help pre­vent the onset of pre­di­a­betes and Type 2 diabetes.

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.