The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource blog is your leading source for men’s health tips and articles from industry experts. Read through a collection of men’s health articles on a variety of topics such as prostate cancer, prostate health, male infertility, heart health and more. The HealthSource men’s health blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and healthcare experts.
One of the fastest-growing issues in eye health—and health care in general—is age related macular degeneration. In fact, this disease—also called AMD—has become the most common cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 65. As we live longer due to the amazing advances in medical care, and the healthy manner in […]
February 4-10 is Burn Awareness Week. Burns are an extremely common injury. According to the American Burn Association, someone in the United States sustains a burn injury requiring treatment almost every minute. That’s approximately 486,000 serious burn injuries a year! In fact, the University of Vermont Medical Center has seen more than 300 clinic visits […]
It’s Bladder Health Awareness Month, so we talked to Gillian Stearns, MD, urologist, about a topic we get a lot of questions about: overactive bladder. What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) refers to a group of urinary symptoms associated with urgency and urinary frequency. We also associate OAB with incontinence without another explanation (such […]
We honor the victims of road traffic crashes with a “World Day of Remembrance” on the third Sunday of November. Road traffic crashes are the second leading cause of death globally among young people ages 5-to-29 years. They are the third leading cause of death among people ages 30-to-44 years. Road traffic crashes kill 1.2 million […]
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, known more infamously as the “Spanish flu.” That pandemic killed 675,000 Americans and more than 50 million people globally. Since then, efforts to improve flu preparedness have changed significantly. Yet, flu still affects more than 3 million people in the US every year and it […]
It’s Fire Prevention Awareness this October. It’s a great time to review common hazards and tips. For more information please watch our video. Fire Hazard #1: Outlets Full of Cords Our Concern: There is an outlet overloaded with cords near the radiator and long curtains. Suggestions: Power bars with surge protectors are a good alternative […]
September 28 is World Rabies Day. This day marks a global health observance that works to promote the prevention of rabies and the dangers it entails. While rabies is preventable, it is still as a large danger to pets and humans every year. What is Rabies? When we think of rabies, we typically think of getting […]
Influenza is a viral infection. It that causes many symptoms that can range from mild (runny nose, cough) to severe (pneumonia and respiratory failure). Did you know that about 30,000 people die from influenza infection every year in the United States alone! The virus develops changes in its genes. That’s the reason that the vaccine […]
Men tend to take better care of their cars or boats than they do their own health. They are more reluctant to find time to schedule a health check. They often “tough it out” to avoid receiving bad news or feeling vulnerable. A preventive health check based on your age is a critical and a […]
For Shawn Rohe, the decision to have a limb amputated came as almost a relief, after years of pain and disability, beginning when he was just a senior in high school. It all started with vague symptoms of “just not feeling well.” But he convinced his parents to let him go to school. “I hadn’t […]
