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What are the four stages of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)?

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Retired medical professional Dr. Matthew Boente MD is an expert in gynecology, obstetrics, and gynecologic oncology. As someone who is immersed in the medical field, he is also interested in the growing research regarding chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease due to multiple traumatic brain injuries. According to experts on neurology, the condition has four stages. Below is a summary of what happens to the brain as CTE progresses. Image source: Cnn.com  Image source: Abcnews.com Stage I : Patients with CTE may not show symptoms during this early stage of the disease. In other cases, some patients have experienced mild or short-term memory loss or show symptoms of depression. There are also instances when a patient shows mild aggressive behavior. Stage II : At this stage, individuals with CTE may experience symptoms from the first stage, as well as mood swings, violent tendencies, loss of executive functions, language difficultie...
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Unveiling the Affordable Care Act 2.0

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The Affordable Care Act was unveiled by presidential candidate Joe Biden in July of last year. He revealed that version two of the highly criticized health care plan will preserve the best parts of Obamacare, building on them to offer Americans more choice and lower health care costs, in order to develop a health care system that is less complicated to handle. The ACA 2.0 will cover all Americans and will be free for those living in poverty.  Image source: missionbox.com Having witnessed firsthand the decline of the health care system in America, Dr. Matthew Boente MD is all for providing the nation with a better quality, more accessible health care system. Joe Biden expressed that while he understands the appeal of Medicare for All, he is not for eliminating Obamacare, which would be the result should the former be enacted into law. With him as the nominee of the Democratic party, he commits to protect the Affordable Care Act from perpetual attacks spearheaded by Republicans....
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Patient profile: Who are at risk the most of ovarian cancer?

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Although younger women in their 30-40s do occasionally develop ovarian cancer the average age that women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States is 59. An expert on the matter, Dr. Matthew Boente MD notes that the symptoms of ovarian cancer are also shared by several other illnesses (GERD, IBSC, endometriosis) making it harder to make a prompt diagnosis. So persistent symptoms like bloating, heartburn, intermittent diarrhea, constipation, and mild to moderate abdominal ort pelvic discomfort would be the most common symptoms. Image source: go4life.nia.nih.go Image source: cheatsheet.com Another risk factor is genetics. There’s a 10 – 15% chance that women with a family history of ovarian cancer could develop the disease later on in life. This also means that 80 – 85% of ovarian cancers are sporadic and are not inherited or passed on to other relatives. Lastly, some lifestyle choices also affect the chances of getting ovarian cancer. According to Dr. Matt...
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