by By Jay Sizemore, M.D. | Sep 28, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
It’s a really bad bug with the potential to do serious harm. The bacteria known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (pronounced MER-sa), can be resistant to treatment with many standard antibiotics, including methicillin. For that reason, a MRSA (a...
by Pat O’Donnell, M.D. | Sep 23, 2015 | Men's Health, Regain Health, Stay Well, Urology & Incontinence, Urology, Incontinence & Pelvic Floor, Women's Health
It starts suddenly with a sharp, stabbing pain — usually in the flank or lower abdomen. As the waves of pain progress, nausea and vomiting may occur. No matter how hard you try, the pain won’t go away. What could cause such a sudden problem? It could be a kidney...
by erlangerhealth | Sep 22, 2015 | Erlanger News, Stories of Hope
Camp Horizon, a unique camping opportunity for patients of Children’s Hospital and other children in our region, celebrated its 11-year anniversary last month. Eleven years ago, Lindsey Sharpe — a physical therapist at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger — had a dream to...
by erlangerhealth | Sep 19, 2015 | Breakthrough, Erlanger News
It’s about the size of a TV remote control, but the small device known as AccuVein is making a big impact on patients at Erlanger and Children’s Hospitals. AccuVein, a new technology designed to help access veins for drawing blood and administering IVs, uses a beam of...
by John “Chip” Harris, M.D. | Sep 18, 2015 | Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
The glycemic index is a scientific look at how the carbohydrate content of individual foods affects blood glucose, or sugar, levels. This index ranks foods based on their potential for raising blood glucose, as compared to a standard such as sugar or white bread....