A new class of drugs is helping women with advanced breast cancer live their lives more normally without progression of the disease.

Dr. Harrison Linder recently addressed questions from Lifestyle Media Publisher, Popsugar.com, regarding proper usage of ibuprofen, a leading OTC analgesic.

Back pain is one of the most common physical ailments. Many adults will experience it at some point in their life. For most part, the pain will go away on its own, but if it doesn't, it can be debilitating.

Getting a colonoscopy is the best way to prevent colon cancer. But many people avoid the procedure because the prep they have to do the day before to clean out their colon can be unpleasant.

Dr. Susan Besser, in a recent interview with national MEN’S HEALTH magazine, responded to questions for a story concerning “Things That Happen to Your Body If You Don’t Eat After Working Out.”

The umbilical cord blood of a newborn baby is rich with stem cells that can be used for transplantation to treat dozens of diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma and sickle-cell disease.

A lot of people, especially those who are involved in sports, suffer ankle injuries. They can be painful, frustrating and debilitating, but there are some new procedures that can make a world of difference.

Kevin M. Audlin, M.D., FACOG, Co-Director of The Endometriosis Center in the Institute for Gynecologic Care at Mercy Medical Center, is the first physician in the mid-Atlantic region to use the new groundbreaking low impact laparoscopic surgery to treat GYN conditions.

R. Mark Ellerkmann, M.D., is Director of The Urogynecology Center at Mercy in The Institute for Gynecologic Care. The Urogynecology Center specializes in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women of all ages.

Mercy is the first hospital in Maryland to achieve Uterine and Ovarian Cancer certification, and is only one of five institutions nationwide to be so honored.