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If you’re a woman facing mastectomy to treat or prevent breast cancer, consider the pros and cons for breast reconstruction and know your rights to have reconstructive surgery covered by insurance.

Eating disorders are snowballing in recent months. Dr. Christina Waite blames the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out why and where you can turn for help. Read more.

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can happen to anyone. Learn what it is and how therapy and medication can make flashbacks, nightmares, panic attacks and other symptoms go away.

Recent reports of serious burns on a young girl’s hands from homemade slime have raised safety concerns. Dr. Travis Perry, burn specialist, comments on safety precautions when mixing household products.

Nick Hoffman was taking batting practice with his Centerville High School baseball teammates, swinging away in the batting cage. The pitching machine was cranked up high and delivering an unpredictable variety of pitches. For one fateful pitch, Nick decided not to swing for the fences, but to try hitting a bunt. Nick has aspired to a career in professional baseball for years — since he was just old enough to pick up a ball and throw it across the family room, according to his mother, Molly Hoffman. A serious hand injury at this stage of the game was certainly a cause for concern. Watch NIck's story.

Sleeping on your back, stomach or side each has advantages, but it’s most important to keep ears, shoulders and hips aligned. Pillows and a good mattress can help you sleep more restfully.

Counting your baby’s kicks helps you keep track of your baby’s health and connect with your baby – at the beginning of your third trimester, around 28 weeks.

Major League Baseball pitcher Danny Farquhar suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm during a game on April 20. Learn more about this serious condition, its treatment and prognosis.