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Rebecca Fast
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Understanding the Spectrum
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 36 children in the United States have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – an increase...
The Power of Donation
Organ, eye and tissue donation helps ease suffering – and it drastically improves and saves lives, too. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network...
A Happy Heart
Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of women and men in the United States; someone dies every 33 seconds in the U.S....
Image Matters
Non-Invasive Procedures: The Latest and Greatest Cristie Lehr-Hawkins, M.D., medical director of Fig Medical Spa in Tulsa, says she continues to see more people taking...
Protecting What Matters
Every year, approximately 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and one in 60 people are living with a permanent brain injury-related disability,...
Jump-Start Your Year
Forming Healthy Habits If your list of New Year resolutions includes any health goals, a great place to start is improving your immune system –...
Understanding Ulcerative Colitis
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 600,000 to 900,000 people in the United States have ulcerative colitis – an inflammatory bowel disease...
Understanding IVF
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 10% of women in the U.S. – 6.1 million – ages 15 to 44...
Avoiding Foodborne Illness
Foodborne illnesses can wreak havoc on the body. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and even fever, says Jacob Tipps, M.D., a family medicine...
On Medicine’s Cutting Edge
The Brain Keeping mentally sharp as we age is as important as staying physically fit. Our brain, like any other part of the body, benefits...