Standard medical care is the treatment accepted by medical experts as proper treatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used by healthcare professionals. For example, the standard...
During childbirth, a woman can run a gamut of emotions from happy and joyful to sad and fearful. Like most medical procedures, labor and delivery can vary patient by patient while also varying...
Patients often feel nervous, scared, overwhelmed, or anxious when they have a medical visit or procedure. These feelings can be provoked by a previous traumatic experience, fear of the unknown, being...
Women use aromatherapy / essential oils for many reasons as a holistic approach to self-care. Aromatherapy can help relax a woman through times of anxiousness, during pain, and sleeplessness.
Surgery isn't something patients take lightly. It can bring on a whole host of emotions including anxiety, nervousness, and fear of the unknown. Along with the emotional toll, the physical side...
The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system that serves over 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. One of the many initiatives that the VA focuses on is ...
MRI’s are an important diagnostic tool. They can differentiate between fat, water, muscle, and other soft tissue to help detect abnormalities of the brain, heart, breast, liver, and joints to name a...
One of the odd symptoms many people experience with COVID-19 is partial or complete loss of smell and taste (anosmia). According to Healthline News, this happens to 86% of people who come down with...
It’s not uncommon to hear people speak of being anxious about having to undergo an MRI scan. In fact, it is estimated that up to 5% of the United States population suffers from some sort of...