Treatments & Procedures

When you’re recovering from surgery, the last thing you want is a problem with your incision. An incision is the cut or wound from a surgery. Your doctor usually stiches it closed, but he or she ma...

What is an advance directive? An advance directive is a legal document. It tells your doctor and family what kind of medical care you want to have if you can’t tell them yourself. This could ...

An abdominal ultrasound is an imaging test. It allows your doctor to look inside your abdomen (often referred to as your stomach or belly) without surgery. The abdomen is the part of your body that...

Cervical cancer screening is an important part of preventing cancer or detecting it early. Two tests are used for screenings: the Pap test (or smear) and the HPV test. The Pap test checks for cell ...

How to choose a family doctor that’s right for you What does a family doctor do? A family doctor is one who takes care of the whole family. Many doctors train in a specialty area of medicine. Howev...

Taking an active role in your health care can help you get the best care possible from your doctor. One way to do this is to make sure you get the most out of your office visit by preparing ahead o...

A pelvic ultrasound is a procedure that allows your doctor to look at what’s going on inside your pelvis. This is the space between your hip bones that contains the large triangle-shaped bone at th...

A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test that measures red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets (cells that help your blood clot). It is one of the most common tests ordered by d...

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. This means you can’t always control when you urinate. There are different types of urinary incontinence. Most can be treated. Bladder training i...

A CT (computed tomography) or CAT (computerized axial tomography) head scan looks inside your head and neck. CT and CAT scans are the same test. Special X-ray technology gives your doctor a picture...