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I Was on High Alert for Cancer, but not Endometrial Cancer
As told to Erica Rimlinger Families share a lot of things. Memories. Homes. Joy. Pain. In our family, we share one more thing: a genetic mutation that increases the risk for several kinds of cancer. My mother’s family always had cancer running through it, and my grandmother fought many types of cancer over four decades — but the alarm bells first sounded in our family in 2010, when my 22-year-old cousin was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. This type Healthy
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Endometrial Cancer
Medically reviewed by Shawana Moore, DNP, CRNP, WHNP-BC Of the types of cancer that affect women’s reproductive systems, endometrial cancer — a type of uterine cancer — is the most common. It’s important to understand the common risk factors for endometrial cancer and how you may be able to lower your risk of getting the disease. Endometrial cancer is any cancer that affects the lining of the uterus. The most common type is endometrioid adenocarcinoma, which forms in the glands Healthy
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Endometrial Cancer
Knowledge is power when it comes to endometrial cancer, which is a cancer that occurs in the lining of the uterus. Learning the signs and symptoms can help you to act as quickly as possible to catch endometrial cancer early, when it may be more treatable. So, we reached out to Shawana Moore, DNP, CRNP, WHNP-BC, nurse practitioner and assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University, to help us better understand this condition. What is the difference between endometrial cancer and Healthy
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Katie Couric Opens Up About Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis in a Powerful Personal Essay
Katie Couric has spent her journalism career highlighting other people’s stories, but now, she is opening up about her own journey with breast cancer. In a recent Instagram post, the 65-year-old TODAY show alum revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer on June 21, 2022, the same day as her eight-year wedding anniversary. She elaborated on receiving this life-changing diagnosis in a poignant personal essay on her website. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric) shek
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Ignorance Isn’t Bliss When It Comes to Sex in Menopause
As told to Erica Rimlinger When I started to enter perimenopause 13 years ago, I’d never even heard the word. Menopause was never mentioned let alone discussed in my family or among my friends. When I was in my 40s, busy raising kids, running my business, enjoying a nice family life and a happy marriage, my sex drive suddenly vanished. It was like somebody turned off a light switch. I had no idea why, and I didn’t have the language Healthy
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Top 10 Menopause Symptoms
Medically reviewed by Barbara Dehn, RN, MS, NP, FAANP, NCMP All women will go through menopause, but not every woman experiences it the same way. We spoke with Laurie Jeffers, DNP, co-director of NYU Langone Health’s Center for Midlife Health and Menopause and member of HealthyWomen’s Women’s Health Advisory Council, and asked her what, exactly, we can expect before, during and after menopause. Menopause has three phases. The first phase, perimenopause, is the time leading up to menopause when your Healthy
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Once Hot Flashes Fade, Are There Lasting Health Impacts?
A sudden burst of heat in the upper body, flushed skin and drenching sweat: Hot flashes are all too familiar to millions of women as they move through perimenopause and menopause. In fact, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) estimates that about three out of four women develop hot flashes around the time of menopause. About one in four women find hot flashes affecting their quality of life so much that they turn to their healthcare providers (HCPs) to seek Healthy
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SolutionHealth Plans Behavioral Health Project In New Hampshire
Integrated health system SolutionHealth (Bedford, N.H.) is planning a new behavioral health hospital in South Central New Hampshire, according to the website seacoastonline. The hospital will offer services for children and adolescents, young people with developmental disabilities or autism, seniors, voluntarily admitted adults, and people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Outpatient substance use treatment is also planned. The 130-bed project is expected to cost between $50 to $55 million. It is scheduled to open in 2024. The healthcare
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The HCD 10: Kimberly Cowman, Building Professional
After 17 years leading engineering teams focused on healthcare, in 2019 Kimberly Cowman was elevated to her current position as national director of engineering at Leo A Daly. In this role, she’s had the opportunity to further pursue her career-long passion and professional mission for increasing awareness and adoption of sustainability and high-performance design in healthcare and beyond. She believes healthcare has not only an opportunity but a responsibility to transform the way its buildings operate and become a leader healthcare
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8 low-cost things to do with friends
Laughing with our friends is one of the best things we can do for our mental health, but how do you navigate spending quality time with them in the current economic crisis? We share eight low-cost and free things you can do together The current economic climate has seen many of us take to money-saving hacks and low-cost spending as we try and negotiate the colder months. During this period of uncertainty, it is important that we continue to support happi
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Tampa General Erects Aqua Fence Amid Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida yesterday, Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., barricaded its campus with an aqua fence to prevent flooding and storm surge damage from the Category 4 storm, according to the website tampabay.com. The water-impermeable barrier is designed to handle a 15-foot surge above sea level. Additionally, the hospital features 6-inch-thick metal barrier doors with inflatable bladders that create watertight seals below. Electrical, air conditioning, and other critical systems are located 25 feet above ground. healthcare
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Two In Three Parents Say Their Kids Are Self Conscious About Appearance
Two in three parents report that their children feel self-conscious about their appearance. A national poll found that one in five parents report their teens avoid some activities due to their insecurities and one in three parents report their kids have been treated unkindly due to their appearance. “It was not entirely surprising that so many youth were thought to be self-conscious about some aspect of their appearance, but it was concerning,” Susan Woolford, M.D. ,M.P.H., a child obesity expert and theravive