Healthy You

Just under 7 percent of American men ages 18 to 49 had a vasectomy in 2022-23, according to the Center for Disease Control. That share increases among men with two or more children, to just over 18 percent.

A sandy, gritty feeling in your eyes. Intermittent blurry vision. The sense that there’s something in your eye, but there’s nothing there. These are all common symptoms of dry eye, a condition that affects millions of people every day.

COPD emerged as an umbrella term for several respiratory diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, caused by lung damage. Because its effects are irreversible, early diagnosis and treatment are essential to supporting a patient living with its effects.

Dr. Georgina Aldridge, a neurologist with University of Iowa Health Care who specializes in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, says that while some forgetfulness is a normal part of aging, a decrease in cognitive function to the point that you can’t do your job or your day-to-day hobbies is not.

Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays and a drawn out recovery — but for many patients, surgery is not necessary or has become minimally invasive.

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Arthritis in the shoulder can cause debilitating pain and limit your quality of life and ability to do everyday tasks. Luckily, improvements and innovations in total shoulder replacement surgery have made the procedure a reliable and effective way to relieve pain and improve function in patients.

If you are a parent who is constantly at the doctor’s office with your child with yet another sore throat, it may be time to talk to a doctor about long-term solutions.

Dr. Vanessa Leonhard and Dr. David Jerkins of PCI are two of the only doctors in the state of Iowa who perform a supermicrosurgery called Lymphovascular anastomosis, or LVA. This surgery reduces breast cancer patients’ chances of getting lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating condition, to around five percent.

Cancer treatment often evokes images of hair loss and fatigue, but for patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation, it can also take a toll on their oral health.