Severe morning sickness is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and women suffering from that vomit every day, many times a day throughout their pregnancy and are at risk for weight loss and dehydration.
Strep throat is caused by streptococcal bacteria, which causes an infection in the throat and tonsils. The throat gets irritated and inflamed, causing a sudden, severe sore throat.
Concussions are traumatic brain injuries that change how the brain normally works. A person can get a concussion from an indirect whiplash injury or a direct hit to the head. Even a minor hit can be serious.
The APGAR score is a way of assessing how a newborn baby is doing immediately after birth. It was developed by Virginia Apgar in 1952.
Being active outside, not drinking enough fluids or certain health issues and medications all increase the chance for heat related illnesses, which range in various stages, with heatstroke being the most severe and requiring emergency medical attention.
When Sharon Warning of Appleton learned in February she had breast cancer, she was not only scared, but also overwhelmed. That’s when Kelly Krueger, one of ThedaCare’s new breast care coordinators, stepped in.
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