A New Direction for Spinal Cord Stimulation While Working Under Stricter Guidelines During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic with Dr. Constantine Fotopoulos Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedics Spinal cord stimulation has historically been used for chronic pain of the trunk and limbs but a new ultra-high frequency platform is showing promise for relief from the pain of diabetic neuropathy. When you think of nerve ...

Anyone Can Get it. Anyone Can Spread it. Exploring the realities of COVID-19, today and in the future, takes patience, understanding and expert guidance. Coronavirus. COVID-19. The novel Coronavirus. We have heard these words thrown about right and left for weeks now. The very mention of it can strike fear in nearly anyone, as with it comes a potential death ...

When you make a donation to Children’s Mercy, you are not just giving money to an organization; you are investing in healthier futures and improved outcomes for kids. Pictured above: Tristyn Washington, a patient at Children’s Mercy. For the past 123 years, Children’s Mercy has been extraordinarily advanced through the continued and overwhelming generosity of the community. From the early ...

Your health is essential to your journey through life. Do you know where you are on that journey? Ever since the coronavirus landed on everyone’s radar earlier this year, it’s safe to assume most of us have been keeping a stronger finger on the pulse of our personal health. Therefore, the timing could not have been more perfect for National ...

Are You the 33? 1 in 3 American adults are at risk of life-threatening kidney disease. Most don’t know it.  Right now, 37 million Americans have kidney disease and yet, 9 out of 10 don’t know it. There are often no symptoms of kidney disease, and those with kidney disease won’t find out until their kidneys fail. Our kidneys are ...

Stroke with Dr. Cherie Suther Stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. In the time it takes to read this article, at least one person in the U.S. will die from a stroke. Depending on how fast you read, ...

This May, we are proud to recognize and celebrate the countless contributions that older Americans have made and continue to make in our communities. Older Americans Month recognizes the contributions of seniors across the nation since President Gerald Ford proclaimed May Older Americans Month in 1976. We encourage you to thank our older citizens by volunteering your time to help ...

The Mediterranean Diet can potentially boost exercise performance in just four days. By now you are probably somewhat familiar with the components of the Mediterranean Diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and olive oil. It also allows for a modest consumption of fish, dairy and red wine. While this diet has been touted for all ...

Increasing Care for Mental Health Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is a huge and complex facet of our lives that affects how we think, feel, and act. It plays a role in how we handle stress, relate to others, and in decision making. Beautifully manifold and mysterious, what we do not know about mental health ...

It’s Time to Reduce Your Risks Skin cancer. As a society, it’s the cancer we don’t take seriously. Yet, it is a disease that affects people of every age, gender, and ethnicity. In fact, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year.  While ...