If you are considering a career in neonatology, you may wonder at the kinds of conditions you would normally see in full-term babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Many students in their early years of medical school may assume premature babies are the only babies ending up staying weeks at a time in an NICU. However, neonatal medical professionals must care for many full term babies suffering from a myriad of diseases specific to babies.…
Virtually every woman alive is aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. They are aware they should do monthly self-exams, feeling for lumps and noting any changes. They follow the recommended guidelines and get mammograms when they are supposed to. But many women are unaware of another type of dangerous breast cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).
What Is IBC?
This is an extremely aggressive and rare breast cancer. Cancerous cells block the lymph vessels, which lie in the skin of the breast.…
Calf muscle tears, also called calf strains, are a painful sports injury that can affect runners. Here are four things runners need to know about calf muscle tears.
How does running cause calf muscle tears?
Calf muscle tears can occur if you’re running too many hills or increasing your mileage too quickly. If you’re already running at a high level, you shouldn’t increase your mileage by more than 5-10% every two weeks; taking an easy recovery week every four to six weeks is also important to let your body heal.…
