According to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly two-thirds of Americans with the disease are women, with memory loss as the most common symptom. But some medical experts say that memory loss isn't always the first sign of the disease.

The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy has been granted a 3-year, Full Accreditation renewal by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

Orthostatic hypotension occurs when there is a drop in blood pressure that makes you feel dizzy or light-headed after standing up quickly.

According to Mercy spinal surgeon Dr. Justin J. Park, lower back pain can be due to issues with surrounding soft tissues, bones, and/or the discs of the lumbar spine.

Teresa P. Diaz-Montes, M.D., MPH, FACOG, Associate Director of The Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute, offers insights into ovarian cysts.

In an analysis of how physical activity, whether it is football, boxing, or other sport, may lead to injury such as concussion, it is important to first define terms. What are the physics of concussion? What is actually occurring to the brain when we say, “concussion”?

The most common type of anemia is caused by a lack of iron in the body. And for women of child-bearing age, there's a big reason why iron-deficiency anemia can happen to them.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 3 million Americans have hepatitis C and three out of four of them are baby boomers.

On Thursday, August 4th, 2016, The Save the Cord Foundation visited Baltimore with 3-time cancer survivor, Nathan Mumford, to spotlight the wonderful opportunity expectant mothers have to donate umbilical cord blood.

While the symptoms of multiple sclerosis are not always obvious, treatments for the disease are improving.