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The days leading up to Richard’s heart attack and stroke at first seemed to him like any other week. “I was real big into exercising,” he says. “As age came on, I started doing speed walking. I got to where I’d go down two miles, then turn around and go back to my...

Sometimes as a baby develops during pregnancy things don’t go according to plan. Cleft lips and cleft palates are birth defects that sometimes happen. A cleft lip and cleft palate occur when a baby’s lip or mouth don’t form properly during pregnancy. A cleft lip can...

It’s common for older adults to become concerned if they take longer to learn new things than they used to or when they forget to pay certain bills. It’s normal to forget things every once in a while, especially as we age. However, not all memory loss and memory...

Seizures in children are alarming. Even seasoned health professionals become startled when seizures happen in children under their care, so it is natural for parents to be concerned. Kenneth Habetz, MD, pediatric neurologist with Our Lady of Lourdes Women's &...