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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one or more of the veins deep in your body. These clots usually start in your legs, but they can also affect your pelvis or arms. DVT is not common, but pregnancy can increase your risk. Blood clots are treatable and often preventable. With… Read More »Deep Vein Thrombosis in Pregnancy

When LJ Ingram was taking care of her aging parents, she thought about what she and her wife wanted for their future. “We prefer to enjoy our senior years with less worry” and with fewer concerns for their children to shoulder, says Ingram, 69.  Millions of American families can relate. By 2030, all baby boomers… Read More »How Inclusive Is Your Senior Community?

A skin horn (also known as a cutaneous horn or cornu cutaneum) is a lesion that resembles an animal horn.  The horn is a hard outgrowth of abnormally shaped tissue made of keratin—the primary protein of the surface layer of skin that forms its rigidity and provides barrier protection. Keratin is also found in the… Read More »What Is a Skin Horn (Cutaneous Horn)?

Key Takeaways COVID-19 has had a disproportionate toll on Native American communities. Because every indigenous nation is autonomous and governs differently, their COVID-19 responses and vaccination efforts differ. Indigenous nations are vaccinating their communities at higher rates than U.S. averages. In November 2020, when the pandemic’s second wave hit, Kiana Beaudin, enrolled member and executive… Read More »How Indigenous Nations Are Vaccinating Their Communities Against COVID-19

Civatte’s poikiloderma Civatte’s poikiloderma is a variation of telangiectasia, commonly occurring on the neck and upper chest, mainly due to cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation and combined photosensitivity to various chemical agents (especially aromatic compounds). Histological changes in Civatte’s poikiloderma include telangiectasia, irregular pigmentation deposition, and skin atrophy. Histopathological findings are consistent with clinical manifestations.… Read More »Civatte's poikiloderma

Dandruff is a disorder where the skin on the scalp sheds excess amounts of its top layer. The condition may also appear around your eyebrows and the side of your nose. The shedding of old, dead skin cells is normal. However, people with dandruff have larger patches of skin that flake off at a faster… Read More »Remedies for Dandruff

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis — or CNH for short — is a condition that affects your outer ear. You’ll see inflammation and a small hard bump on the ear cartilage. It’s also called Winkler’s disease, named after the dermatologist who first described it in 1915. What Are the Causes of Chondrodermatitis? The exact cause of chondrodermatitis… Read More »What Is Chondrodermatitis?

Hand therapy is a type of rehabilitation performed by a specialized occupational or physical therapist for people who have conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities to recover optimal function. It focuses on the area between but also including the shoulder and hand, including joints and muscles. Hand therapy helps people relieve pain and continue… Read More »Hand Physical Therapy for Arthritis

There are a lot of blood vessels in the body. In fact, if you lined up all the arteries, veins, and capillaries, they would stretch for almost 100,000 miles. It can be tricky to distinguish one vessel from the next—especially with the naked eye—but some parts of the vascular system stand out more than others.… Read More »The Anatomy of the Median Cubital Vein