The most significant breast cancer risk factors are being a woman and getting older — as most breast cancers occur in women over age 50. Most women don’t get breast cancer, and not all women with the risk factors develop breast cancer. Knowing your breast cancer risk allows you to address breast cancer risk factors…
Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is a term used to describe the sudden death of a baby younger than 1 year old from no immediately obvious cause. These deaths often happen during sleep or in the baby’s sleep area. Norton Children’s Prevention & Wellness provides families with information on preventing SUID through safe sleep practices….
The hip joint is a connection point between your legs and torso. It’s made up of your thighbone (femur) and your hipbone (pelvis). The hip is a ball-and-socket joint that supports your body weight and allows you to move your upper leg. The hip and knee joints are the largest in the body. The Hip…
The knee joint is one of the most complex joints of the body and takes the most stress of all the joints. Our knees absorb shock from walking and running and holding our body weight while standing. The knee needs at least 10 different muscles, plus bones, cartilage and ligaments, to work properly. Damage to…
Your knees do a lot for you every day. The knee joint is one of the most stressed joints in the body, absorbing shock from walking and running and holding your weight while standing. The knee needs at least 10 different muscles, plus bones, cartilage and ligaments, to work properly. Damage to the knee is…
Women with existing heart disorders usually can give birth safely and with no negative consequences for the baby. However, women with moderate to severe heart failure before pregnancy are at significant health risk. For some patients, pregnancy with heart issues is not advised. Sometimes, heart conditions develop or are revealed during pregnancy. Here’s what you…
High blood pressure, or hypertension, in women can occur at any point in a woman’s life, and accounts for 1 in 5 deaths among American women. Hypertension describes the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels as being consistently too high. This causes gradual but dangerous damage to the vessels. The high pressure reduces…
Peripartum cardiomyopathy, or weakness in the heart muscle after pregnancy, is a rare but serious condition that can occur. It typically appears in the last month of pregnancy, or in the five months after delivery. Peripartum cardiomyopathy develops when the chambers of the heart enlarge and weaken. The heart can no longer effectively pump blood,…
Preeclampsia develops during pregnancy and causes persistent high blood pressure, high levels of protein in urine that indicate kidney damage (proteinuria), or other signs of organ damage. Preeclampsia usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women whose blood pressure had previously been in the standard range. The condition occurs in about 5% to 8%…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms can vary widely from patient to patient and from attack to attack. Each patient experiences MS symptoms differently, and with varying intensity. No patient has the exact same symptoms as another, and symptoms change over time. Symptom management with medication, rehabilitation and other strategies is a key part of MS treatment….
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new therapies, lecanemab and donanemab, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest symptomatic states. These medications are two of the first disease-modifying therapies approved for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Antiamyloid Therapy FAQ Reviewed by Gregory E. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., director, Norton Neuroscience…
While there is no cure for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, treatment and management options can minimize symptoms, improve quality of life and, increasingly, slow the disease’s progression. Medications may relieve symptoms related to memory, thinking, language and other thought processes. In addition, they also may help with mood, agitation and other behavioral issues. Medications may not work for…