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Diarrhea is a not-so-pleasant condition we have all experienced at one point or another. But what should you do if it lasts longer than a day? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen talks about how to treat the problem of diarrhea and what symptoms mean you should seek your doctor’s help.

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a family of viruses that causes warts and in some cases, cancer. The virus is common and contagious, with the CDC estimating around 14 million people becoming infected every year in the United States. The modern HPV vaccine protects against 90 percent of cancer-causing HPV viruses, but very few parents are having their children vaccinated. Why is that? Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones gives the facts on the HPV vaccine, why so few Americans are using it and why it’s important to consider the vaccine for your child.

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a family of viruses that causes warts and in some cases, cancer. The virus is common and contagious, with the CDC estimating around 14 million people becoming infected every year in the United States. The modern HPV vaccine protects against 90 percent of cancer-causing HPV viruses, but very few parents are having their children vaccinated. Why is that? Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones gives the facts on the HPV vaccine, why so few Americans are using it and why it’s important to consider the vaccine for your child.

On this episode of Seven Questions for a Specialist, The Scope speaks with Dr. Amy Lin, ophthalmologist at Moran Eye Institute. What’s the best and worst thing you can do for your eyes? What are the most common eye problems? Dr. Lin has the answers to these questions and more.

On this episode of “Seven Questions for a Specialist,” The Scope speaks with Dr. Amy Lin, ophthalmologist at Moran Eye Institute. What’s the best and worst thing you can do for your eyes? What are the most common eye problems? Dr. Lin has the answers to these questions and more.

Kids and adults can both injure their knees doing the same things. Skiing accidents, overuse with sports, trips and falls. But kids’ bones are still developing well into their late teens, which can make treatment more risky. Dr. Tom Miller sits down with Dr. Stephen Aoki, professor of orthopedic surgery at the U, to talk about the key differences when treating pediatric knee injuries and how the pathology, treatment and recovery is different than with an adult.

Kids and adults can both injure their knees doing the same things. Skiing accidents, overuse with sports, trips and falls. But kids’ bones are still developing well into their late teens, which can make treatment more risky. Dr. Tom Miller sits down with Dr. Stephen Aoki, professor of orthopedic surgery at the U, to talk about the key differences when treating pediatric knee injuries and how the pathology, treatment and recovery is different than with an adult.

Is your child’s teething causing their ear infections? Will they catch a cold if you let them go outside with wet hair? What about if you leave a window open while they’re sleeping? Dr. Cindy Gellner set the record straight on three of the more common old wives’ tales about colds and ear infections.

Is your child’s teething causing their ear infections? Will they catch a cold if you let them go outside with wet hair? What about if you leave a window open while they’re sleeping? Dr. Cindy Gellner set the record straight on three of the more common old wives’ tales about colds and ear infections.

It seems like a no-brainer: when you are ill or recovering from a procedure, you stay in bed to rest and recover. But new research and practices actually encourage people to get up and moving as soon as possible. This new “Culture of Mobility” is a cultural shift for doctors and patients. At the University of Utah, Dr. Robin Marcus explains how this new approach to recovery may shorten healing time and increase overall patient satisfaction.

The overwhelming number of people who are shot go to the ER. Contrary to what a lot of movies and TV shows portray, once a gunshot victim gets to the ER, the most important problem isn’t getting the bullet out as fast as possible. ER providers worry first and foremost about internal damage. Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen talks about how to decrease internal damage in gunshot victims before an ambulance arrives.

It seems like a no-brainer: when you are ill or recovering from a procedure, you stay in bed to rest and recover. But new research and practices actually encourage people to get up and moving as soon as possible. This new “Culture of Mobility” is a cultural shift for doctors and patients. At the University of Utah, Dr. Robin Marcus explains how this new approach to recovery may shorten healing time and increase overall patient satisfaction.

The overwhelming number of people who are shot go to the ER. Contrary to what a lot of movies and TV shows portray, once a gunshot victim gets to the ER, the most important problem isn’t getting the bullet out as fast as possible. ER providers worry first and foremost about internal damage. Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen talks about how to decrease internal damage in gunshot victims before an ambulance arrives.

There could be a variety of reasons why a woman can’t become pregnant. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones answers this week’s listener question about what to do if you and your partner have been trying to get pregnant, but can’t. (For more on infertility, go here.)

There could be a variety of reasons why a woman can’t become pregnant. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones answers this week’s listener question about what to do if you and your partner have been trying to get pregnant, but can’t. (For more on infertility, go here.)