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Men's Health; Women's Health

Improving anesthesia, surgery by expanding ERAS protocols

Austin Street, M.D.

January 17, 2024

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How does a father’s age affect fertility and a baby’s health?

October 13, 2023

Lipid apheresis helps control chronic high cholesterol and FSGS

September 22, 2023

Common causes of anal or rectal pain, and how to treat them

August 28, 2023

Vasectomy: Safe, effective, affordable birth control for men

June 8, 2023

7 diet tips to prevent kidney stones

March 30, 2023

'The pill' for guys: Male birth control option passes safety tests

A male birth control pill has moved one step closer to reality, but will men actually take a daily oral contraceptive?

April 30, 2019

Men's Health

How low testosterone treatment can help – and harm – a man's sex drive and fertility

Not all low-testosterone treatments are created equal – and some are downright harmful. Men's health expert Tolulope Bakare, M.D., discusses the risks of low-T supplements in this week's MedBlog.

January 6, 2021

Men's Health; Women's Health

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Diagnosing and treating an ‘invisible’ disease

Two Ehlers-Danlos syndrome specialists – and one of their patients – discuss the life-changing impacts of getting an accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Isabel Huang, M.D.

January 6, 2022

Discovery; ENT; Men's Health

Advanced sinus surgery relieves nasal polyp symptoms – without a long recovery

Nasal polyps can make it difficult to breathe, sleep, or enjoy your daily life. Learn how advanced sinus surgery can get patients back to breathing easier – with less pain and a shorter recovery than traditional sinus procedures.

Matthew W. Ryan, M.D.

October 18, 2021

“The prostate gland is like a multifaceted diamond: every time you look at it from a different angle, under a different light, you see a different aspect of it, find a new scientific challenge, unresolved mysteries.”

Dr. Claus Roehrborn quoted from: What We Know About Your Prostate

COVID; Men's Health

More men are dying from COVID-19 – hormones may be partly to blame

More men are dying from COVID-19, and testosterone may be part of the explanation. In this MedBlog, Raksha Jain, M.D., who researches sex hormones and their affect on infection, discusses the underlying causes of men's risk factors.