Tag: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: What are my options for prevention and treatment?
Lyuba Levine, MD
DHR Health Women’s Institute for Gynecologic Oncology
Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women, with an estimated 604,000 new cases...
New Year, Old Problem: My Weight. Can I reach my 2024 health goals?
Dr. R. Armour Forse
DHR Health Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Yes, it is a new year, but there is that old problem, my weight. I have...
How to make sure that New Year’s Gym Resolution doesn’t turn into a New...
By: Jaime Villarreal, MD
DHR Health Orthopedic Institute
As a physician who specializes in the musculoskeletal system and is fellowship trained in spine, I’ve seen many...
I have gallstones. What next?
By Cera Kroenke, D.O.
DHR Health Surgery Institute
Gallstones are very common, with over 15% of the adult population in the United States affected. Gallstones can...
What is angina and how do we diagnose it?
By: Dr. Christian Avalos
DHR Health Heart Institute
The evaluation of chest pain is one of the main reasons for outpatient visits in Cardiology and can...
If I am in pain, how can electrodiagnostic procedures help me identify nerve or...
By: Dr. Mariam Washington
DHR Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Electrodiagnostics, often misnamed as EMG only, can help identify the source of a patient’s pain and...
If I have a seizure does it mean that I have epilepsy?
By: Dr. Leonel Estofan
DHR Health Neuroscience Institute
A patient who presents with a first seizure is in quite distress, whether as a child or adult....
National Diabetes Month: What should you know about managing diabetes?
Maria Belen Naranjo, MD
Endocrinologist
DHR Health Diabetes and Endocrinology Institute
November is National Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood...
Staying Healthy Down the Stretch By: Eric Wilkinson, M.D.
By: Eric Wilkinson, M.D.
DHR Health Orthopedic Institute
As an Orthopedic Surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine, I love the fall sports season. Instinctively I think...
How do I know if I have arthritis, a sprain, or a fracture?
By: Dr. Patrick Sander
DHR Health Orthopedic Institute
Arthritis, sprains, and broken bones all have one thing in common. They each cause pain. It would be...