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Sunny Days

by Kristen Bason

Summer or winter, that Colorado sun is a hazard—not just to skin, but to little peepers. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the lens of a child’s eye allows 70 percent more UV rays to reach the delicate retina than in an adult. FYI—a $5 pair of shades works just as well as a...

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Teething

Baby Teething?

by Kristen Bason

Don’t despair, chew on this:

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Julie Aigner-Clark, Baby Einstein

Lessons in Survival with Julie Aigner-Clark

by Kristen Bason

Best known for her creation of Baby Einstein, Julie Aigner-Clark is sometimes called the original “mompreneur.” In 2001, exactly five years, 30 children’s books, 10 videos, and six music albums later, Clark sold Baby Einstein to The Walt Disney Company. The sale allowed her to regroup and...

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da Vinci robotic arm

Colon resection using the daVinci surgical robot

by Debra Melani

Performed by Dr. David Longcope of Rose Medical Center, Denver

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Patty Fredericks

Robot aids surgeons, patients in everything from cancer treatment to weight loss

by Debra Melani

When Patty Fredericks stood amid the pack of runners lined up for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon on the first day of fall this year, her fellow competitors pushing in around her on that brisk Denver morning had no idea what it took for her to get there. It was more than dealing with race...

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Advanced Urology

Partial nephrectomy performed by Dr. Ali Sarram

by Debra Melani

Dr. Sarram of Advanced Urology, metro Denver performs the Partial nephrectomy at Sky Ridge Medical Center & The Medical Center of Aurora

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Dr. Edward “Ted” Eigner

Prostatectomy performed by Dr. Edward “Ted” Eigner

by Debra Melani

Dr. Edward “Ted” Eigner, Urologist at Urology Associates, Lone Tree, Colorado

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new hip

A Hip Approach

by Debra Melani

Innovative replacement technique vaults many patients back to their active lifestyles

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Denver Center for Endocrine Surgery

New Rose center boosts care for thyroid, parathyroid patients in Denver and beyond

by Debra Melani

Although some of them don’t claim the recognition of breast cancer or heart disease, endocrine disorders can be just as frightening and debilitating for the patients they strike – often women in their prime. Whether it’s crushing fatigue and aching joints from parathyroid disease, or fear of...

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Lifting the fog on breast-cancer screening and risks

by Debra Melani

Like a campfire ember that refuses to fade, the mammogram debate has smoldered since doctors first began using the X-rays as a breast-cancer screening tool in the 1970s. They save lives. They don’t. They result in too many false positives that freak women out. Throw in expert statements that...

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