Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Certified Clinical Research Professional, Peninsula Kidney Associates Caring for kidney failure patients isn’t an easy task. A surprising number are very young, and non-compliance and depression are common. Many are facing multiple health complications associated with chronic kidney disease, including an increased risk of heart … [Read more...] about Linda Jones-Brandon, FNP-BC
HAMID R. OKHRAVI, MD
Director, Memory Consultation Clinic, Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology at Eastern Virginia Medical School; Associate Professor, EVMS To Dr. Hamid Okhravi, the Alzheimer’s Association is a critical partner in research, education and support for patients and caregivers facing a diagnosis of dementia. Volunteering for the organization’s Southeastern … [Read more...] about HAMID R. OKHRAVI, MD
New Options in IVF
How INVOcell is changing infertility treatment Over the past 40 years, in-vitro fertilization has become more and more reliable through genetic testing, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, continuous video microscopy of developing embryos, and many other technologies. But a new technique hopes to achieve successful pregnancies without those techniques and tests, … [Read more...] about New Options in IVF
The Challenges of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
How research is helping health professionals find solutions Unless a new treatment for dementia is discovered soon, an estimated 7.1 million Americans will be living with Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. By 2050, that number will explode to 13.8 million, which could be disastrous for the U.S. healthcare system and devastating for communities across the … [Read more...] about The Challenges of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Introducing the UroLift® System for Men with BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH, affects over 40 million men in the United States.1 The condition can cause bothersome urinary symptoms that can worsen with age. Most noticeably, men may have a frequent need to urinate, weak or slow urinary stream, incomplete bladder emptying, difficulty or delay in starting urination, urgent feeling of needing to urinate, and a urinary … [Read more...] about Introducing the UroLift® System for Men with BPH
