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When Devi Manthiram gave birth to her son, Rivan, last summer, âeverything was great,â she recalls. With the assistance of obstetrician Casandra Autry, MD, and the CentraState team, Devi, a first-time mother in her late 30s, experienced the joy â and relief â of delivering a healthy baby boy. Relief soon gave way to concern, ...
Tim Cunningham vividly remembers the sunny fall day when he learned that the lump in his throat might be cancerous. Before then, the series of tests he had endured was merely precautionary; cancer didnât run in his family, so he didnât believe he had anything to worry about. âThe third biopsy came back âsuspicious for ...
Imagine always feeling the pain and urgency of a full bladder, even when you just went. That was Frankie Pernaâs life for three decades until she learned the cause of the condition â and how to overcome it. Since her late 20s, Frankie, now 61, has had trouble fully emptying her bladder. The Red Bank ...
Pregnancy is an amazing journey. But sometimes unexpected health issues can throw you off course. Preeclampsiaâhigh blood pressure during the later stages of pregnancyâis one of them. “Many preeclampsia symptomsâheadaches, nausea, shortness of breathâare also common pregnancy complaints, so it can be hard to recognize those signs as a more serious problem,” says OB/GYN Charlsie ...
You might dismiss the warning signs: The strange chest pressure when you race to meet a deadline. The unusual difficulty breathing during your morning run. Bouts of nausea and fatigue. You blame it on stress, a hectic schedule, or even the latest flu virus. It couldnât possibly be your heart. Or could it? Heart disease ...
High blood pressure (hypertension) is when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high. Often symptomless, it silently damages blood vessels and can lead to heart attack or stroke. âBecause some patients with hypertension will not have symptoms, they are at greater risks for developing life-changing and life-threatening conditions,â says Kerry ...
Relationships, friends, career, passions, purpose, the ability to adapt to changeâevery aspect of your life influences your well-being. But nothing has a bigger effect on your life than your health. When youâre feeling good, you have the energy and endurance to play hard, work hard, and enjoy life to the fullest. So, what are the ...
Anyone who lives with or cares for someone with Parkinsonâs disease or essential tremor knows there are good days and not-so-good days. But what if you could directly stimulate or calm the area of the brain causing the tremor? Essential tremor is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking. While it can affect ...
Father and son duo, Clifford and James âScottyâ Daniels, are almost certain that bariatric surgery at CentraState saved their lives. Clifford, a Neptune resident who was diagnosed with diabetes at 27, had watched his weight climb to 435 pounds over the years. He experienced neuropathy in his legs and toes and required multiple shots of ...
Think having prediabetes is a one-way ticket to diabetes? Think again. Healthy lifestyle changes can help reverse prediabetesâa major CDC study proves it. For several years, CentraState has participated in the CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. This year-long, evidence-based, healthy lifestyle program helps participants to reverse the progression towards diabetes. The study numbers speak for themselves: ...
