Preventing a preterm birth is very important during pregnancy. That is why prenatal care is so crucial. One way doctors monitor mothers-to-be is by measuring their cervical length, because a shrinking cervix can make a woman give birth too soon.

Mercy Medical Center has announced that orthopedic surgeon Marc W. Hungerford, M.D., Chief, Division of Orthopedics, and Medical Director of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement at Mercy, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor” for 2017. Dr. Hungerford was also recognized by Castle Connolly in 2016.

Knowing what types of anesthesia are available can make a difference in a patient’s recovery.

Mercy OB/GYN Dr. Lindsay Appel offers her insights on several questions raised relative to gynecologic health issues, including vaginal atrophy and ovarian cysts.

The risk of a heart problem increases significantly with age. By age 65, one in three women will have heart-related symptoms. But do you know what they are?

Mercy gynecologic oncologist and noted robotic surgery expert Dr. Dwight Im named Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” for 2017.

Crohn's disease is a serious, chronic inflammatory bowel disease for which there is no cure.

The meniscus is a rubbery cartilage that acts like a shock absorber in your knee. You can tear your meniscus playing sports, or even just doing everyday activities.

Mercy Medical Center has announced that pulmonologist Audrey H. Liu, M.D., Director of The Sleep Center at Mercy, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor”.

Family medicine is specialized health care treating everything and everyone in the family, all under one roof.