Snoring Stops After Outpatient Sleep Surgery at Duke
Within a year of his 2019 wedding, Derek Saccoccio found himself sleeping alone in his home office thanks to his loud snoring. When other efforts failed to curb his snoring, Duke Health’s Emily Commesso, MD, a specially trained sleep surgeon, shortened Saccoccio’s uvula -- the punching-bag shaped structure that hangs in the back of the mouth -- during an outpatient procedure. Six weeks later, Saccoccio snoring was gone, and he moved back into his bedroom. “The biggest benefit is being able to turn over in bed and see that your wife is right there beside you.”
When to Seek Care for Your Child’s Cough
If your child has a cough, how do you know when it’s time to see the doctor? “We're seeing rises in RSV and flu as well as pertussis, so it is a little confusing to really know what you're dealing with,” said Duke Health pediatrician Mary Beth Ogle Helton, MD, FAAP. Here, she explains when to take your child to the pediatrician.
Support Empowers Young Adult After Cancer
When Hope Reynolds was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 21, she felt like her body had betrayed her. She had no family history of cancer. No lifestyle risks. She'd kept in excellent shape swimming for a varsity team at a small college in Michigan. How could this be happening?
After her cancer was successfully treated, Reynolds continued to worry that something else might go wrong with her health. “Anytime I felt a little ache or pain, it was hard not to think that it could be really serious. This led to some pretty significant health anxiety,” she said. Her medical oncologist, Kelly Westbrook, MD, urged her to try the support services offered through Duke Cancer Institute’s Teen and Young Adult Oncology program.
