Courtenay Edelhart is a freelance writer who has covered health care issues for such newspapers as The Bakersfield Californian, the Indianapolis Star and the Chicago Tribune. She lives with two children, an obnoxious Chihuahua and assorted dying houseplants.
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When and Why a Teen Should Start Seeing a Gynecologist

Key information from a gynecologist on when to schedule your teen daughter's first gyno visit.

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Michigan Nurse Follows Her Heart, Volunteers Medical Care in Kenya

One R.N. shares how a trip providing health care in Migori, Kenya, widened her perspective — and which patients she’ll remember forever.

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Knowing When It’s Time for Cataract Surgery

Cataracts are a type of visual impairment that is treated with cataract surgery. Learn about cataract surgery recovery time and when to have cataracts removed.