In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is kind of having a moment right now. Back in June, Chrissy Teigen shared that both of her children were conceived through IVF and, in the new season of This Is Us, Kate Pearson (played by Chrissy Metz) is undergoing IVF to help her conceive despite fertility issues caused by PCOS and her husband’s sperm. “People… Read More »
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that helps control seizures in people with epilepsy. Some forms of gabapentin can also treat restless legs syndrome or certain types of nerve pain. Gabapentin appears to work by altering electrical activity in the brain and influencing the activity of chemicals called neurotransmitters, which send messages between nerve cells. Brand… Read More »
Guest services for surgery, including patient check-in, registration and the patient/visitor lobby, as well as valet parking services at Mission Hospital Memorial Campus will move to the Main Visitor Entrance on November 15, 2018. Mission Health has been transforming since our first hospital opened in a five-bedroom house in Asheville 133 years ago. The latest… Read More »
November 7, 2018 Posted By Categories Mary Chris Jaklevic is a reporter-editor at HealthNewsReview.org. She tweets as @mcjaklevic. Wake me when it’s over. There was a lot of misleading information in news stories this week about a study of sleep traits and risk of breast cancer. It was a complex study to decipher, but instead… Read More »
Conditions Andrea BarbalichOct 30 Most people know to be suspicious of a stubborn cough—but that’s just one of the worrisome signs of lung cancer Detecting lung cancer create jobs 51/Shutterstock Each year, more than 234,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer. It’s the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, according to… Read More »