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Genomic Medicine and You
Genes are discrete regions on a DNA molecule that determine specific characteristics of a living cell’s structure or function. Genomics is a branch of molecular biology concerned with studying, defining and cataloging genes, and...
Read MoreHow Do You Know if Varicose and Spider Veins are a Medical or Cosmetic Problem?
For years, every time that Sally visited her family doctor complaining of the unsightly veins on her legs, she was told that they were only cosmetic. Her family and friends told her to “get a tan” to make them less visible. So...
Read MoreMobile Stroke Treatment Unit
As an engineer who helps ensure that dams in the United States are safely constructed, Bob Waddell relies daily on his math abilities along with lessons he learned in college and over a long career. When Waddell, 59, fell over...
Read MoreHow El Paso County Medical Society Supports the Pikes Peak Region
The El Paso County Medical Society (EPCMS) has been in our community for 140 years, though many people are unaware of how we serve the medical profession. We are first and foremost a membership association and up until recently,...
Read MoreFatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver is caused by an accumulation of fat cells within your liver. There are two types of fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). According to the National...
Read MoreCervical Cancer: The Importance of Pap Smears
Getting a Pap smear may not be on the list of your top favorite things to do, but if you are a woman in your 20s or older, getting a Pap test is the best thing you can do to detect cervical cancer. Dr. Dirk Pikaart, UCHealth...
Read MoreThe Importance of Choice
The reality we live in is not the reality of someone living with dementia. It is hard to understand the importance of being independent until one has lost the ability and becomes dependent upon others. It can be very terrifying...
Read MoreHope for Individuals with Terminal Dentition
This is the third installment of a three-part series on dental implants. Prior to implants, patients who had lost all of their teeth or had terminal dentition (facing loss of all their teeth) faced years of progressive pain,...
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