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A sleep expert's guide to understanding your sleep apnea treatment options
3+ hour ago (818+ words) Have you ever received complaints about your snoring or have woken up gasping for air? It might be due to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This common sleep disorder causes your breathing to repeatedly stop and restart throughout the night, interrupting…...
How to safely handle pool chemicals
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (748+ words) By Mia Stephens " Many families are looking forward to taking a dip in a refreshing pool. While the water may look crystal clear, poison center experts urge caution " there are hidden risks by the poolside. " According to the Centers for…...
How to manage chronic headaches
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (594+ words) Roughly 39 million men, women and children in the United States live with often debilitating, always painful migraine headaches, according to the American Migraine Foundation. That means, whether you know it or not, someone you know suffers from them. " In childhood,…...
Massey social media manager prepares for the unexpected online and in the wilderness
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1083+ words) At the Heart of Health: Massey social media manager prepares for the unexpected online and in the wilderness By Tatiana Del Valle" Working in social media is all about quick thinking, efficient communication and expecting the unexpected. " As the first…...
VCU pioneer in Lyme disease puts another tick-borne menace in his sights
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (757+ words) Building off his groundbreaking work in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher is targeting another tick-borne illness that has quietly emerged as a significant public health concern. Richard T. Marconi, Ph. D. , a professor in the VCU School…...
Medical student Charles Payne recognized for extraordinary compassion during his OB-GYN rotation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (505+ words) Charles Payne never planned to make history. He simply kept showing up." Day after day, even after his OB-GYN rotation had officially ended, the now fourth'year Virginia Commonwealth University medical student returned to VCU Medical Center to check on one…...
VCU Medical Center names first AVP of quality and safety
1+ week, 2+ day ago (270+ words) Rick Mc Clenny, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, has been named the inaugural associate vice president (AVP) of quality and safety for VCU Medical Center. Mc Clenny's first day in this new position is May 24." As AVP of quality and safety…...
Stephen Kates named American Orthopaedic Association president
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (183+ words) On May 15, Stephen Kates, M. D. , interim dean of the VCU School of Medicine, was inducted as president of the American Orthopaedic Association at the organization's annual leadership meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1887, the AOA is the oldest orthopaedics association…...
She breathes life into the fight against pulmonary fibrosis
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (413+ words) By VCU News staff" When Patricia Sime, M. D. , was training, she met a patient with lung scarring, or pulmonary fibrosis, and asked a simple question: How do we treat her? The answer " "We can give oxygen, but not much else" " stunned…...
Bear attack survivor helps other VCU Health patients in their recovery
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1597+ words) A paper conservator by trade, Wendy Cowan restores historic documents, paintings, prints, maps and other paper items. Earlier this year, a fragile, aged canvas of Richmond's iconic Hollywood Cemetery was spread across one of her studio tables waiting to be…...