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What is scoliosis?

By: Dr. Jorge Escobedo Scoliosis is a three-dimensional curvature of the spine that occurs most often during or shortly after puberty affecting girls at a...
Dr. Lisa Chapa

Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer

By: Dr. Lisa Chapa DHR Health Breast Center of Excellence When I sit down with patients who have just been diagnosed with breast cancer, one of...
Dr. Gholam Kiani DHR Health Women’s Hospital

When should I start getting screened for a Mammogram and are they painful?

By: Dr. Gholam Kiani DHR Health Women’s Hospital According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, a woman is newly diagnosed with breast cancer every 2 minutes....
Gaudencio Olgin, MD

What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and are there treatment options?

By: Gaudencio Olgin, MD Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgeon Robotics Program Medical Director at DHR Health Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men,...
Dr. Alexander Feigl

When should I start getting screened for prostate cancer?

By: Dr. Alexander Feigl The challenge in prostate cancer is the identification of those cancers that are more aggressive. How to screen for prostate cancer...
Lyuba Levine, MD DHR Health Women’s Institute

Ovarian Cancer: What are the symptoms and risk factors?

By: Lyuba Levine, MD DHR Health Women’s Institute Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary begin to multiply out of control and form...
Norma Garcia, DO DHR Health Women’s Hospital

I have COVID-19, is it safe to breastfeed?

By: Norma Garcia, DO DHR Health Women’s Hospital Based on what we currently know, pregnant women may be at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19...
Norman Ramirez, M.D., F.A.C.C. DHR Health Structural Heart, Valve and Endovascular Institute

Is open heart surgery my only treatment option for structural heart disease?

By: Norman Ramirez, M.D., F.A.C.C. DHR Health Structural Heart, Valve and Endovascular Institute Structural heart disease refers to diseases involving the actual structure of the heart,...
Sergio Rodriguez, MD DHR Health Hand and Wrist Institute

How do I know if I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What signs and symptoms...

By: Sergio Rodriguez, MD DHR Health Hand and Wrist Institute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive neuropathy (pinched nerve) in the human body....
Dr. Carlos Ballesteros, OBGYN DHR Health Women’s Hospital

What to Know About Pregnancy & COVID-19

By: Dr. Carlos Ballesteros, OBGYN DHR Health Women’s Hospital The pandemic has been the source of anxiety over the past several months, especially among pregnant women...