Six questions to ask about mammograms
Treatment TermsMammograms
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Here are the six questions about mammograms you should ask, and the answers you need to schedule your next mammogram.
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Debbe Geiger
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and guidance on when to schedule yours
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The latest mammogram guidelines leave many women unsure about when and how often to be screened for breast cancer. Here are the six questions about mammograms you should be asking, and the answers you need to schedule your next mammogram.
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What ’s all the confusion about?
ContentRegularmammograms are the best way to detectbreast cancer at...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Family medicine or internal medicine doctor?
Treatment TermsPrimary care
TagsFamily health
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primary care physician, primary care physicians, primary care doctor, pcp, family doctor, family medicine, family practice, internal medicine, internist
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Adults can choose a family medicine doctor or an internal medicine doctor as their primary care physician. Read this Q&A to help you decide what ’s best for you.
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Adults can choose a family medicine doctor or an internal medicine doctor as their primary care physician. Read this Q&A to help you decide what ’s best for you.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
ACL surgery keeps boy ’s football dreams alive
Treatment TermsSports medicine
CategoriesChildren's health
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pediatric sports medicine, acl tear, torn acl, acl surgery, knee ligament, acl injury
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When Haji White Jr tore his ACL, a pediatric orthopaedic specialist at Duke used growth-sparing surgery to get him safely back to playing sports.
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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When Haji White Jr tore his ACL, a pediatric orthopaedic specialist at Duke used growth-sparing surgery to get him safely back to playing sports.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Choose your insurance plan on HealthCare.gov or one may be chosen for you
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f you wait until after December 15, 2016 to pick a plan, your coverage and care could be disrupted.
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Debbe Geiger
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Open enrollment begins Nov. 1; enroll in a plan by Dec. 15 to prevent automatic enrollment
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If you purchase health insurance on<a href="http://www.healthcare.gov" target="_blank">HealthCare.gov</a> you ’ll want to be alert to changes in your health care coverage and available health plan options that may dictate which plan you choose for 2017. Insurance companies are moving in and out of the Health Insurance Marketplace...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Small implant relieves big toe pain
Treatment TermsFoot pain and Injury
CategoriesAdvanced treatments
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big toe pain, big toe arthritis, hallux rigidus, pain in big toe, big toe joint pain, pain in big toe joint, toe joint pain, Cartiva
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Big toe pain from arthritis kept Nichelle Perry from activities she loved. An artificial cartilage implant brought relief without limiting her range of motion.
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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Big toe pain from arthritis kept Nichelle Perry from activities she loved. An artificial cartilage implant brought relief without limiting her range of motion.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Ankle fusion or ankle replacement?
Treatment TermsAnkle pain and ankle injuryAnkle replacement surgeryOrthopaedics
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Ankle fusion and ankle replacement can relieve ankle pain and restore motion when nonsurgical treatments aren ’t effective.
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Karen Doss Bowman
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Choosing the right ankle surgery
Overview<p>When persistent ankle arthritis from a chronic ankle injury or ankle fracture makes walking, exercise or climbing stairs unbearable, it’s time to consider your treatment options. Ankle fusion and ankle replacement can relieve ankle pain and restore motion when nonsurgical treatments aren&r...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Duke Children ’s Hospital receives national designation for top surgical program
Treatment TermsChildren's health
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Duke Children ’s Hospital& Health Center is one of only five centers in the country designated a top-level performer under a new certification program by the American College of Surgeons. The Level 1 designation recognizes Duke ’s commitment to providing the safest and highest-quality surgical care for pediatric patients.
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Validates Duke's commitment to children
Content" Duke has made a strong and continuously growing commitment to providing specialized surgical care for children, ” saidDr. Allan D. Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., surgeon-i...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Duke Health and Fitness Center
Location TypeSpecialty Clinic
Address3475 Erwin Road27705
Durham
,NCSee map:Google Maps
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wellness, fitness, health, nutrition, healthy, healthy lifestyle, weight loss
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Fitness starts here. Work out with us!The Duke Health and Fitness Center offers an array of comprehensive wellness programs that foster positive, lasting changes for people of all fitness levels and health conditions. As a medically-based wellness center, we are happy to work with you on all of your wellness and nutrition goals, whether it is weight loss, recovering from a medi...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: jf210 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Robotic thyroid cancer surgery avoids neck scar
Treatment TermsThyroid disease
CategoriesAdvanced treatments
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thyroid surgery, robotic thyroid surgery, robot-assisted thyroid surgery, thyroidectomy,
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Emily Critchfield and MaryAnn Fletcher
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To find out whether Laura Kirby had<a href="/treatments/endocrinology/thyroid-disease">thyroid</a>cancer, her Duke surgeon performed robot-assisted surgery through an incision under her arm. Hear from Kirby and get a look at the robot in action in the video below.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Clinic for transgender children and teens and children with differences in sex development
Treatment TermsChildren's health
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The Duke Center for Child and Adolescent Gender Care treats transgender children and teens and children with differences in sex development (DSD)
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Bernadette Gillis
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The Duke Center for Child and Adolescent Gender Care treats transgender children and teens and also provides much-needed services for children with differences in sex development (DSD). These patients are usually infants who are born with conditions that affect their internal and external sex organ development. The dated term for these conditions is “intersex,” but the ter...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Care and support for transgender youth and gender issues
Treatment TermsChildren's health
CategoriesChildren's healthFamily health
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The Duke Center for Child and Adolescent Gender Care is the first of its kind in NC, and one of only a few in the Southeast
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Bernadette Gillis
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Adrian Chamberlin, 17, considers himself one of the lucky ones. Unlike many transgender teens, he has the support of his family and friends. While the Raleigh teen experienced depression, he ’s happier now than he has been in a long time since coming out to his family last year.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Keeping tabs on kidney stones prevents painful attack
Treatment TermsKidney stones
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kidney stone, kidney stone disease, kidney stone pain, kidney stone attack, kidney stone surgery
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After Robert Lontz had two kidney stone attacks, he worked with his Duke urologist on a kidney stone disease management plan that helped him successfully avoid
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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After Robert Lontz had two kidney stone attacks, he worked with his Duke<a href="/treatments/urology">urologist</a> on a<a href="/treatments/urology/kidney-stones">kidney stone</a> disease management plan t...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Hip dysplasia surgery puts mountain trekker back on the trail
Treatment TermsHip preservation
CategoriesTreatments/research advancements
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hip dysplasia, hip preserving surgery, hip pain, PAO, PAO surgery,
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Kara Hayslip, an athletic young woman, was sidelined by hip dysplasia pain. Her Duke doctor offered hip-preserving surgery as a way to head off hip replacement.
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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Kara Hayslip, an athletic young woman, was sidelined by hip dysplasia pain. Her Duke doctor offered<a href="/treatments/orthopaedics/hip-preservation">hip-preserving surgery</a> as a way to head off hip replac...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Mom turns heartbreak into mission to prevent premature births
Treatment TermsMaternal fetal medicine
CategoriesWomen's health
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premature birth, premature baby, prematurity, preterm, preterm birth, preterm labor, born prematurely, 17P
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Moline Prak Pandiyan's son was born preterm and lived five and a half months. After care from Duke Maternal-Fetal Medicine, her second child was born full-term
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MaryAnn Fletcher
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Moline Prak Pandiyan's son was born preterm and lived just five and a half months. After care from<a href="/treatments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/maternal-fetal-medicine">Du...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
