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The COVID-19 out­break is scary, and it’s not going away quick­ly. So how can we take the pres­sure off of par­ents so they can get back to par­ent­ing well?

Polyps are often dis­cussed when talk­ing about col­orec­tal can­cer or its screen­ing tests includ­ing a colonoscopy. While you may be famil­iar with the term, you may not know what a polyp is, how it forms and what you can do to pre­vent them. Gas­troen­terol­o­gist, Kaitlin Wan­ta, DO, shares what you should know about polyps and some tips to pre­vent them.

Chil­dren don’t need to know every­thing we’ve seen on the news and every sto­ry we’ve heard. Instead, it helps to focus on meet­ing them where they are. Here’s how to get start­ed talk­ing with your child about coro­n­avirus (COVID-19).

It’s no secret that com­plet­ing pre­ven­tive screen­ings, like a colonoscopy, sig­nif­i­cant­ly low­ers your risk of devel­op­ing (or dying from) col­orec­tal can­cer. Even though it has been proven to be an extreme­ly effec­tive way to pre­vent col­orec­tal can­cer, near­ly a third of eli­gi­ble adults have not com­plet­ed their colonoscopy. To encour­age you to com­plete your screen­ing, our board-cer­ti­fied Gas­troen­terol­o­gists offer their reBUT­Tals to some of the most com­mon excus­es used to delay get­ting a colonoscopy.

Pap smears, also known as Pap test­ing, offer valu­able insight into your pelvic health. This screen­ing allows your physi­cian to observe cel­lu­lar changes and abnor­mal­i­ties on your cervix and can also iden­ti­fy your like­li­hood of devel­op­ing cer­vi­cal cancer.

Uter­ine fibroids are non-can­cer­ous tumors that grow with­in uter­ine mus­cle tis­sue and are the most com­mon tumor with­in the female repro­duc­tive sys­tem. As a result, all women are at poten­tial risk of devel­op­ing fibroids, with a major­i­ty of cas­es diag­nosed in women between the ages of 35 and 54.

It is rec­om­mend­ed that adults receive sev­en to nine hours of sleep each night. How­ev­er, get­ting the sleep you need to func­tion at your best is not always as easy as it sounds.

Dr. Bri­an Ward, orthopaedic sur­geon, and Michael Czu­ba, sports phys­i­cal ther­a­pist and ath­let­ic train­er, pro­vide tips on how to pre­pare for out­door exer­cis­ing and activ­i­ty to avoid injury and to max­i­mize your workout. 

Your hor­mones play an active role in every­thing from your mood to your ener­gy lev­el. Obste­tri­cian Gyne­col­o­gist, Dr. Eliz­a­beth Fried­man, shares insights on how to work with your hor­mones to track your fer­til­i­ty, boost your pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and man­age your social calendar.

For many, breath­ing requires lit­tle effort or thought. For some, how­ev­er, stress and anx­i­ety can lead to short, rapid breath­ing which can wors­en these symp­toms. A great way to avoid feel­ings of stress, anx­i­ety and short­ness of breath is to con­scious­ly focus on the breaths you take each day.