Mercy Health

While ear infections tend to affect kids—5 out of 6 children will experience this condition by the time they’re 3 years old—adults are not immune. And no matter the age of the pat...

We rely on our arteries to carry oxygen-rich blood to all the organs, muscles and tissues of the body. Every beat of the heart sends more blood through the arteries; with the heart beating about 11...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is like a power outage in your heart. If left untreated, sudden cardiac death can occur within minutes. But can it be avoided? The answer is complicated, but identifyin...

Telemedicine is a way of interacting with a physician by way of remote services such as text or video, without having to physically go into the office. Originally created for people living in "...

When you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you may feel like you’re all alone—but you’re not. You’ll have a team of healthcare providers (HCPs) dedicated to helping you g...

Today, more than one million Americans live with Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive movement disorder. It develops as nerve cells that coordinate muscle movement in the mid-brain die off, ...

When you hear the term, “sudden cardiac arrest,” you might think “heart attack.” And while the conditions are linked, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a distinctly different e...

Salt—more specifically, sodium—is found in every food from A (anchovies) to Z (ziti). It’s essential for your body, especially your heart, but too much can raise blood pressure an...

High blood pressure can be a silent killer. You may not feel it, but it could be wreaking havoc on your heart, your veins and even your kidneys and eyes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

Black women face disproportionately high risks for heart disease and stroke, yet many are unaware of those risks. What's more, almost half develop these diseases at young ages—as young as...

Is the volume on your television steadily creeping upward? Do you find yourself saying “Would you repeat that?” frequently during conversations? These are classic signs of hearing loss,...

About 95 million Americans have high cholesterol, but only about 55 percent of those are being treated for it. High cholesterol raises your risk for heart disease, the nation’s number one kil...

Your digestive tract contains a metropolis of bacteria that helps digest and absorb nutrients from the food you eat. Recent research finds, however, that maintaining a proper mixture of gut microbe...

Your liver, the largest organ in your body, plays an enormous role in keeping you healthy. It assists digestion, filters toxins, stores some nutrients and helps regulate certain hormones and choles...

Are you exhausted from stress and pressure at work? Have you become pessimistic about your everyday? Do you feel like you just aren’t effective, no matter what you do? If you’re noddin...