Are you a female who experiences painful periods or excessive bleeding? If so, you may have endometriosis, a painful disorder where the endometrium, or tissue that lines the inside of your uterus, grows on the outside of your uterus. March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month and Dr. Angela Maggard, Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN),
Ashleigh Dotson of Prestonsburg struggled with obesity, high cholesterol and joint pain. She was borderline hyperglycemic and searching for relief. Her health issues were constant reminders this energetic, high-spirited hairdresser was not living the life she knew she wanted. After extensive research she decided to reclaim her life through gastric sleeve surgery at Pikeville Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) impacts more than 5.1 million people in the United States, with expectations of 15.9 million by 2050. These numbers, from Mayo Clinic, only reflect those with AFib confirmed by an electrocardiogram, and do not include many more with symptoms but who cannot be confirmed. There are possibly many more who do not
Kristy Barrett of Forest Hills made a drastic change in her life when she chose Pikeville Medical (PMC) Wellness and Weight Loss Center for her gastric sleeve procedure. She had problems with her blood pressure for 21 long years. She had joint pain, sleep apnea, heart problems and was taking 40 Lasix pills each day.
