Medical Moments | Northside Hospital Podcast

Kelli Ledford: Nine weeks early meant “she was going to be a fighter.”

Natalie Hudson and her husband will celebrate their first Christmas this year with a child, their 10-month-old daughter, Evelyn.

Natalie Hudson and her husband will celebrate their first Christmas this year with a child, their 10-month-old daughter, Evelyn.

Cardio-obstetrics may be the most important medical practice that women thinking about having children have never heard of.

As a healthy mother of two, active golfer and part-time real estate agent, Betsy Gentry was never one to run to the doctor. So, it was extraordinary for her to go to the ER one Friday with acute stomach pain and a dull back ache that had persisted for months.

Many of us want to display poise in the face of peril. Find purpose in our lives. And make the people we meet smile. Not all of us, though, do all that during a global pandemic. But Don Eubanks and Esther Rothstein do.

Chances are, you’ve canceled a doctor’s appointment, procedure or elective surgery because of COVID-19. But now’s the time for a safe return to everyday healthcare as officials have eased some restrictions designed to quell the global outbreak of coronavirus.

Across the U.S. and across the world, more people are avoiding hospital emergency rooms. Patients are fearful - and so are some physicians - of catching COVID-19. New York, Boston and Detroit are among the metropolitan areas reporting a sharp upturn in deaths at home.

Across the U.S. and across the world, more people are avoiding hospital emergency rooms. Patients are fearful - and so are some physicians - of catching COVID-19. New York, Boston, and Detroit are among the metropolitan areas reporting a sharp upturn in deaths at home.

COVID-19 has robbed us of daily stability. Peace of mind. And our good night’s sleep. Anxiety is making us more restless. Many people have shared on social media that they’re having vivid dreams during this global period of lockdown and isolation.