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Just like clockwork, flu season comes around once a year. As the weather starts to get colder, you should be thinking about getting a flu shot. “Although the traditional flu season peaks in January or February, it can start as early as October and end as late as May,” said Kelly Campbell, M.D., an obstetrics and…

In a controversial recommendation the American Medical Association bucked the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force stating that women at age 40 should be eligible to have routine screening mammograms. Seen as a “slap” at the federal task force, AMA’s House of Delegates voted to adopt a resolution stating that the AMA “expresses concern regarding recent…

Despite the benefits of having an annual gynecological exam, almost half of all women fail to have their check-up every year. Andrew Markowitz, M.D., an OB/GYN at Women’s Health and Menopause Center, says, “Many women think they don’t need to come see their doctor unless there’s a problem. That couldn’t be further from the truth.” An…

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus passed from person to person through skin-to-skin contact. There are more than 100 types of HPV; about 30 types infect the genital areas of men and women. One myth says HPV is spread only by sexual intercourse, however it can be spread by an infected partner, through vaginal, anal…

Most women think the hardest part of breast cancer is receiving the diagnosis and them undergoing treatment. But it’s the psychological, emotion and physical after effects that make take their biggest toll. Some issues from breast cancer treatment may not manifest themselves until 10 or more years later. A recent study of breast cancer patients,…