Category: Medical Minute

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The Medical Minute: Preventing shingles through vaccination

While this season is usually associated with the flu vaccine, adults, especially those who are older than 50, should also consider getting a vaccine for shingles.

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The Medical Minute: Naloxone rescue kits now being prescribed alongside high-dose prescriptions

Doctors now regularly prescribe drugs that reverse the effects of opioids in tandem with high-dose prescriptions of the painkillers.

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The Medical Minute: Consider physical therapy before being sidelined by sports injury

Both professional and amateur athletes often end up in physical therapy after an injury. But recently, there has been a shift toward proactive physical therapy. Here's why.

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The Medical Minute: Understanding personal health history for a healthier you

As researchers learn that more health conditions have genetic links, knowing your personal and family health history becomes more important than ever.

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The Medical Minute: Improvements to joint replacement procedures allowing for quicker recovery

Hundreds of thousands of Americans get knee or hip replacements each year, and the procedures are becoming more common than ever. Luckily, the recovery from a total joint replacement, or arthroplasty, is improving.

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The Medical Minute: Preparing for flu season

Experts say it's always better to get the flu vaccine than not.

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The Medical Minute: Mental health and overall wellness important for breast cancer patients

It’s bad enough that breast cancer attacks physical health, but it can also take a toll on mental health and overall wellness.

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The Medical Minute: Healthy volunteers vital to clinical trials

There is an ongoing need for healthy volunteers in clinical research studies that can lead to healthcare breakthroughs that provide better drugs and treatments for patients.

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The Medical Minute: Navigating new car seat guidelines to keep kids safe

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one child under the age of 13 is involved in a crash every 33 seconds.

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The Medical Minute: Suicide: A public health crisis

Each day in the United States, 123 people take their own lives. For each of those deaths, at least 25 more people attempt suicide. The statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention support Dr. Ahmad Hameed’s opinion that suicide has become a public health crisis.

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