Why prediabetes is the next big thing
You may have heard the term "prediabetes" recently. Maybe you thought, why should I be worried about a disease I don't yet have? Think again. The Centers for Disease Control…
The mumps return
Quite a few students returned from spring break with more than sunburns this year. A cluster of 13 mumps cases have been traced to people who traveled to South Padre…
After a kidney transplant, the right care
It once was pretty unusual to encounter someone with a transplanted kidney. Not anymore. Last year, more than 19,000 kidney transplants were performed across the country — a number that…