Articles By: Jana5

Decorative Walking Canes After Injury
Orthopedics

I admit that I don’t want to use a cane but after a hip injury I had trouble walking. So at first, I thought about how awful it would be to walk around with the cane the hospital gave me. It felt so boring. So I started doing some research and there are tons of interesting and decorative canes. There are different ones for whatever kind of event you are attending or just for everyday use. I have one with

Nov 04 2022 | 0 | status: publish
Keeping Your Home Safe: Can Your Dryer Cause A Fire?
Pediatrics

I was happily playing with my toddler at home. I decided to wash some of our clothes. I put the clothes in the dryer. Then my baby and I went upstairs to play. But what I didn’t realize was that the dryer had a blockage in the duct and it caught fire. I couldn’t believe it because I thought it was such an easy thing to put clothes in the dryer and go on with my day. I smelled smoke and we ran downstairs

Dec 14 2021 | 1 | status: publish
What is an MRI like?
Radiology

I was so scared when my doctor told me I needed an MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging). I am claustrophobic but I didn’t want to tell the doctor. I asked the nurse if I really needed it. She said yes because I’ve had terrible knee pain and they wanted to see an MRI in addition to the X-ray. It didn’t turn out to be as bad as I thought. It was an “open” MRI which means that the tube-looking machine ha

Sep 19 2021 | 0 | status: publish
Loving Your Body After Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology

I’ve had three children and my body definitely changed. I dieted and exercised but I still have a completely different stomach, much bigger than before having had children. But at the end of the day, as much as I don’t like it, I do have three beautiful children. My daughter held my face in her hands and said, “Mom, you are beautiful.” My neighbor just had a baby and I saw her strolling her baby

Jul 13 2021 | 1 | status: publish