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Loud, habitual snoring may be a sign of sleep apnea, a condition that affects 18 million people, not to mention everyone else in hearing range. Sleep apnea can cause more than just chronic tiredness. It may impact neurocognitive and cardiovascular health, perhaps even contributing to a stroke. UC San Diego Health experts discuss what can be done, from lifestyle changes to assistive devices to surgery.
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Living with cancer means frequent visits to the doctor at a time when illness can be debilitating and exhausting. To make it easier for patients to receive world-class care from San Diego's only National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health has added a new multidisciplinary cancer clinic in Hillcrest, staffed with physicians who specialize in some of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies.
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The Step Family Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Center at UC San Diego Health is celebrating its first birthday with nearly 300 graduates. The center is already one of the largest intensive cardiac rehab programs in the nation, conducting innovative research and transforming the lives of patients like Malcolm Tovey, who has lost 20 pounds and no longer needs one of his insulin medications.
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Strokes occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked or bursts. When that happens, the affected part of the brain cannot get sufficient oxygen and neurons begin to die. Eighty percent of strokes are preventable if you take certain actions and recognize symptoms. Here's your checklist.
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The risk of bone fractures due to osteoporosis increases with age, but lifestyle-related steps can help reduce the odds. Calcium intake through diet and supplements is often advised, but recent research on its effectiveness and possible harms may confuse patients. Bone health specialist Deborah Kado, MD, explains.
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The image above, a winner in Nikon's 2018 Small World competition, captures the inner workings of human lactation. The reddish spheres are breast tissue filled with milk, surrounded by tiny muscle cells (yellow) that squeeze the milk out. The bluish spots are immune cells monitoring for infection.
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March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, but really, there's no special time to focus on your vision health. At least 75 percent of Americans require some form of vision correction, with approximately 4.2 million adults age 40 and older visually impaired. Seventy percent of Millennial-age workers report symptoms of digital eye strain. Yet more than 23 million Americans age 18 and older have never had an eye exam! Go see a doctor (while you still can)! One good place to start: Shiley Eye Institute.
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Philip Weissbrod, MD, surgeon and director of the Center for Voice and Swallowing, and Erin Walsh, a UC San Diego Health speech-language pathologist, help people regain their voice, literally, after injury or illness, such as singer Richard Geiler, who had a tumor on his right vocal cord.
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UC San Diego Health has opened a state-of-the-art unit specializing in emergency treatment of seniors. Our Senior Emergency Care Unit in La Jolla is the first in California to treat qualifying patients over the age of 65 in a dedicated, customized space.
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Over time, medications lose effectiveness or even become bad for you. Learn how to assess the safety and efficacy of medications, and what to do with dubious drugs. Also, how and where to best store them in your house. Hint: It's not the bathroom medicine cabinet.
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Congenital syphilis has been on the rise since 2001, with a sharp increase in 2014 across the U.S. In this episode, Jennifer Wagman, PhD, shares her thoughts on why we might be seeing a rise in congenital syphilis and what steps can be taken to help combat this epidemic.
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