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Cardiovascular
Do you have high blood pressure?
Hypertension, is often referred to as the silent killer because there usually aren’t any symptoms that lead you to believe anything is wrong. Most people with high blood pressure – even dangerously

Unlocking the truth about fibroids
Did you know that 80% of women develop uterine fibroids? In this insightful Q&A, Erica Montes, MD, gynecologist and affiliated member of the HonorHealth Medical Staff, sheds light on this common

Weight loss
Effects of waist size on your health
A larger than ideal waist isn't just less than ideal for your clothes. It has health risks that you may not have thought about. First, what's less than ideal? A waist circumference of greater than 40


Maternity
Pregnancy hormones shred young mom's coronary arteries
Cooper was only a month old on Sept. 8, 2015, when his mother's right coronary artery began to fray in earnest. A rare pregnancy complication, it happens once in 64,000 women, with a mortality rate of

New pill-size pacemaker has no leads
When Myra Belson started experiencing extreme fatigue and shortness of breath simply going from her car to the grocery store, she knew something was wrong. When she went in for a stress test, her

Thoracic
Kathy quickly returns to active lifestyle after leading-edge procedure
After a routine physical with her longtime primary care provider, Kathy S. received a preventative coronary calcium scan to check for calcium deposits in the heart. The good news? Her calcium score