October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and women are finding friendly reminders everywhere to remember self-exams, follow-up with our physicians, and schedule our yearly mammograms. But, there is more we can do on a monthly, weekly, and even daily basis.
Dr. Lisa Larkin was named to Medical Economics’ inaugural annual class of “ChangeMakers in Medicine.” Dr. Larkin was one of only seven physicians to be recognized by the national publication in a feature article released online this week.
Medical providers today have more tools than ever to help with diagnostics. CT scans, X-rays, mammograms – these are all tools that help your provider discover disease or rule out concerns. These tests also have one other thing in common: radiation. Just how much radiation do these tests expose us to, and how much radiation exposure is considered dangerous?
We’ve all seen the commercials on TV – the one that makes you cringe when you hear that if you have had chickenpox, then you have, “the virus lurking inside you that could surface at any time as a painful, blistering rash….” Scary advertising tactics aside, the latest advancement in shingles prevention provides more evidence than ever that getting the shingles vaccine is a no-brainer.
