by By Tye Young, DO, UT Erlanger Primary Care East | May 21, 2015 | Ask an Expert, Child & Family Health, Men's Health, Regain Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
Adjust your mindset. When visiting a doctor, patients tend to adopt the mindset that their fates are solely in the hands of the professionals. This leads some to show up, say a few words, and leave without getting a complete grasp of their health situations. As a...
by Erlanger Health | May 15, 2015 | Ask an Expert, Stay Well, Women's Health
In celebration of National Women’s Health Week, we’re taking a closer look at 8 health facts that all women need to know now about the issues that affect them and what they can do about them. Men and women are different. Ask any couple that has been...
by erlangerhealth | May 14, 2015 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Erlanger News, Heart Attack, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Stay Well
A groundbreaking clinical trial conducted at Erlanger Health System, and other sites across the nation, confirms what cardiologists and radiologists have long suspected: coronary computed tomographic angiography (coronary CTA, also known as cardiac CT) is...
by By Lois Simpson, Child Life Specialist | May 7, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Stay Well
Understanding and overcoming your child’s anxieties The older you get, the harder it is to remember what it was like to be young. That can make it hard to understand your young children. They get scared of things – like the dark – that don’t seem at all scary to you....
by By Bill Moore Smith, M.D., UT Erlanger Institute for Sports and Health | May 6, 2015 | Arthritis, Ask an Expert, Back Pain, Back, Bone & Joint Health, Hips, Knees & Shoulders, Sports Medicine, Stay Well
Are pain relievers actually bad for you? There are a lot of conflicting claims about them in the media. Unfortunately, there’s no simple “yes” or “no” answer. Pain isn’t something that should be taken lightly, yet it must be treated as safely as possible. The key is...
by erlangerhealth | May 5, 2015 | Erlanger News, Regain Health, Stay Well
Second chances are rare when it comes to your health. But that’s one way to look at pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet at the level of diabetes. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about...