Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. In fact, the American Cancer Society predicts that nearly 181,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016...

Although it’s relatively uncommon, affecting just 3.4 percent of pregnancies in the US each year, preeclampsia is a complication that can have serious long-term health effects for mom and bab...

From the moment your first symptoms appear, until long after you reach remission, uncertainty is an almost constant feature of the cancer experience. Not knowing what the future holds can sometimes...

You don’t have to face lung cancer alone. From the moment of diagnosis, you’ll have a medical team around you dedicated to helping you get better. “In this day and age, ...

If you don't smoke, you might think you're off the hook when it comes to lung cancer—the leading cancer killer in the US. Unfortunately, that's a deadly myth, as studies show that...

Cholesterol is one of the major markers of heart health. More than 73 million Americans have too much LDL cholesterol, which can lead to hardening of the arteries, raising the risk of heart attack ...

You’ve heard it before: Your weight affects your health and extra pounds can up your risk of heart disease, stroke, high cholesterol, joint pain and sleep apnea. But what about the social ris...

Since the signs can be difficult to recognize, ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it's already reached a late stage and has spread to other organs. Your symptoms might be vague or mimic th...

About half of women and a quarter of men will break a bone sometime in their lives because they have osteoporosis, a condition characterized by a thinning of the bones, and other bone diseases...

You’re more likely to get nosebleeds during the cold and dry winter months. In most cases, nosebleeds aren’t anything to worry about, but they can be frightening, annoying or embarrassi...

If you’re the parent of a young child or a lover of water sports, the thought of drowning probably seems like a frightening, yet unlikely scenario. But many people don’t realize how com...

A low-salt diet has long been touted for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health. But one study from researchers at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada co...

A Pap smear, a test that screens for cervical cancer, may not be the most dignified medical test for a woman—even peeing on a stick to see if you’re pregnant pales in comparison to lyin...

Every year, about 500,000 Americans become sick with Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections, caused by bacteria that invades the colon. But the most stubborn of these infections may have met th...

Wellness brands and social media influencers alike have embraced activated charcoal as the hottest new health craze. Labels boast that activated charcoal can relieve bloating, clear skin, cure hang...