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  • In the News: HPV Virus Linked to Throat Cancer

    You’ve no doubt seen the commercials urging parents to immunize their teen and pre-teen daughters against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus known to cause cervical cancer in women. But surprisingly, there has been a recent upswing in HPV-related oropharynx (throat) cancer in men. Recent findings by the National Cancer Institute show that researchers have…

  • Patient Portal: Easy and Convenient

    Most patients dislike wasting time filling out forms in the waiting room, anxiously awaiting test results or playing phone tag with their physician.  WHMC patients don’t have to deal with any of that. Ellen Paxson, practice administrator, explains “it’s easy, convenient and each account is confidential.”  Our patients now have the ability to: Complete and…

  • Lesbians Have Higher Health Risks

    Gay and bisexual woman are found to have several increased health risks over heterosexual women.  Heart disease is the #1 killer of all women, but lesbians and bisexual women have a higher rate of obesity, smoking and stress, which are the primary risk factors for heart disease. In addition, lesbian women appear to be at…

  • Dr. Ziegelman Retires

    Last April, Seymour Ziegelman, M.D., also known as “Dr. Z”,  announced his wife of 50 years, Loretta, was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis. The illness has no recognized treatment and takes as many people per year as breast cancer. At the time, Dr. Z’s wife had just undergone a lung transplant, and he planned to devote…

  • Signs of Ovarian Cancer

    Ovarian Cancer afflicts more than 20,000 women a year, and about two-thirds of ovarian cancer deaths occur in women age 55 and older. Do you know the signs of ovarian cancer? Although many ovarian cancer symptoms are vague, signs often include: Persistent gastrointestinal upset such as gas, nausea and indigestion Pelvic and/or abdominal pain or…