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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...