When facing a threat to independence due to illness or accident, individuals want answers and solutions that will help maximize their participation in everyday life. According to Mary Ellen Buning, Ph.D., OTR/L, ATP/SMS, patients want options. “Assistive technology allows them to adopt technologies into their life and routines that enable them to do what’s meaningful,” she said….
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Preventing cervical cancer
How much do you know about cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is a preventable disease, it is the second most common type of cancer for women worldwide. “This year more than 12,000 American women will be diagnosed and nearly 4,000 will die from an advanced form of the disease. When cervical cancer is found early, however, it is…
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Tips to protect and care for your brain
Traumatic Brain Injury is a leading cause of death and disability. Most often, TBI results from injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions and falls. Sports injuries, violence, and work-related injuries also contribute to these statistics. The physicians at UofL Physicians-Neurosurgery are experts in the surgical and medical treatment of brain injuries and offer the following tips for…
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How to live a longer, higher-quality life
While there’s no magic formula to living a longer life, there are some factors that really do make a difference. Dr. Christian Furman, a geriatrician with UofL Physicians, studies aging. She says research shows there are clear lifestyles that lead to more years. The National Institute on Aging recently identified blue zones, or areas where people…
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Keeping your heart healthy
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and controllable. Heart disease is a major problem. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association, approximately 600,000 people die from heart disease in the United States each year —…
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