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Healthy & Wise

You want to make the best decisions when it comes to your health. Welcome to Healthy & Wise. From the latest advancements in health care available in your neighborhood, to the important health topics of the day, our medical experts at Bridgeport Hospital are here to help you be healthy and wise.

 

2025 | Issue 1

Mending broken heart valves with TAVR

Nancy Earel, a retired nurse, is familiar with matters of the heart. When she developed symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis – a type of heart valve disease that can be fatal if left untreated – she underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure at Bridgeport Hospital that saved her life.
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2024 | Issue 2

Lessons from the Deep Promote Wound Healing

New, old, minor, deep. When it comes to healing chronic, complex or even seemingly superficial wounds, hyperbaric medicine may not be the first line of treatment that comes to mind. But at Bridgeport Hospital, hyperbaric medicine – best known for its use in decompression sickness – has found a role in the treatment of complex and hard-to-heal wounds.
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2024 | Issue 1

Urology and Men’s Health: Mind Your Prostate

When King Charles III was treated for an enlarged prostate – also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – earlier this year, the world took notice. While many men may choose to ignore the symptoms of an enlarged prostate – such as the need to urinate frequently throughout the night or endure a slow urine stream – getting checked out can offer options for symptom relief as well as rule out prostate cancer.

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