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While cold and flu season is widely discussed, pneumonia season is quickly gaining the spotlight. One in 20 dies from the lung disease each year, and it's what's going around this week. What is pneumonia? PneumoniaMore >>
While cold and flu season is widely discussed, pneumonia season is quickly gaining the spotlight. One in 20 dies from the lung disease each year, and it's what's going around this week.More >>
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We all have our aches in our bellies and backs from time to time, but these pains can also be signs of gallstones. Dr. Hatem Mourad from Coastal Urgent Care and Family Medicine warns that gallstones areMore >>
Dr. Hatem Mourad from Coastal Urgent Care and Family Medicine warns that gallstones are what's going around.More >>
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Medical Central is the source for local doctors to advertise their businesses, as well as provide clients and viewers with valuable information on their fields of study.More >>
Jessica Foster is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and has worked at WMBB since 2004. She is excited to bring the news to you each weekday on News13 This Morning. Jessica produces 3 medical segments weekly- What's Going Around, Modern Medicine and Mayo Clinic reports.More >>
You may soon see more men sporting a mustache this month. The Panama City Urology group is encouraging men to grow their facial hair as part of a campaign called "Movember".
Men are being encouraged to grow a mustache as a creative way to get men talking about their health and remind them to get screened for prostate and testicular cancer.
Screening for prostate cancer includes a digital rectal exam and a PSA screening, which is a simple blood test. Doctors also recommend that men do self-exams for testicular cancer beginning in the teen years.
Urologist Dr. Neal Dunn says, "Prostate cancer found early is very, very curable. We have wonderful new surgical technologies to cure prostate cancer and also radiation technologies."
Dr. Dunn says prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and early detection is the only way to cure it. He encourages all men to talk to their doctor about the best time to begin PSA screenings.
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