The Medical Center of Aurora

Some people may hear the words “valve replacement” and automatically assume it means open heart surgery. This misconception could be one reason why people choose to delay treatment for ...

If you sometimes feel like your heart “skips a beat”—even when you’re simply drifting off to sleep—it may seem like cause for alarm. The truth is, your heart isn&rsquo...

Pets play an important role in so many people’s day-to-day lives, keeping them safe, happy and healthy. Service animals assist people who have disabilities perform daily tasks and can alert t...

When you have a brand-new baby in the house, your sense of time may become warped as the line between night and day is blurred by a steady rhythm of feedings and diaper changes. For your partner, t...

Depression can be hard on anyone, but it’s especially tough to watch your own child go through it. And while it is a serious mental health issue that’s affecting nearly three million Am...

Nearly three million American teens, ages 12 to 17, experience depression each year, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The report also fo...

You’ve probably heard of postpartum depression, even if you haven’t experienced it yourself. But now a new set of guidelines targets mommies-to-be as just as susceptible to serious bout...

It’s hard to watch a movie or television show without observing some sort of event that involves drinking. But what these movies and television shows don’t show is waking up in a detox ...

When a young, otherwise healthy person dies suddenly—while they’re playing a sport or even while they’re sleeping—an undiagnosed inherited or familial arrhythmia is often to...

Cardiac arrest occurs when your heart stops pumping suddenly. Unlike a heart attack, which occurs when the blood flow that supplies the heart with oxygen is blocked, cardiac arrest occurs when the ...