DR Stephen V Day

How to Keep Your Foot Safe During a Pedicure

Is pedicure safety really something you need to be aware of? It is. Because if you don’t watch it, you …

Your Next Step Podiatry

Make an appointment with one of our doctors for an evaluation to see if you qualify for a pair of shoes.

Safety Tips for the Nail Salon

Before scheduling an appointment for your pedicure, review these safety tips to protect your feet before pampering them.

Why Are My Legs in Pain?

Leg discomfort is a common and often overlooked warning sign of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) – a condition in which there is damage or blockage in the blood vessels distant from your heart.

Patients with Diabetes: Take Care when Visiting Nail Salons

If you have diabetes, you know that good foot care is one of the most important aspects of the disease. Any small injury like a puncture wound, blister or scrape can become infected and degenerate into a serious foot ulcer if not caught in time.<br>Even something as simple as trimming your toenails mu

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

10 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Why are patients readmitted after general surgery?

The occurrence of postop complications was found to be the single most significant risk factor for hospital readmission within 30 days, according to this study of over 1400 general surgery patients…

Is There Gender Bias on the American Board of Surgery General Surgery Certifying Examination?

When oral examinations are administered, examiner subjectivity may possibly affect ratings, particularly when examiner severity is influenced by exami…

Pregnancy Doesn't Make General Surgery More Dangerous: Study

Complications, death rates roughly the same as for non-pregnant women

Risk factors for postop cardiac events differ between vascular and general surgery

Predictive risk factors for cardiac events after general and vascular surgery differed significantly.

Visalia Medical Clinic opens wellness center

Visalia Medical Clinic has opened The Wellness Center, a program designed for Medicare patients to help ensure they receive their

Find a Surgical Hospital With OakBend Medical Center

OakBend Medical Center’s Surgical Services team is committed to providing surgical care to patients and their families in a comfortable and compassionate setting.

How one medical center fought off an emerging infectious disease threat

A rapid response centered on quick identification enabled OU Medical Center to successfully contain a deadly infectious drug-resistant threat.

PRP Facts » Advanced Foot and Ankle Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA

Platelet-rich plasma (abbreviation: PRP) is blood plasma with a high concentration of platelets. As a concentrated source of autologous platelets, PRP contains several different growth factors and other cytokines that can stimulate healing of soft tissue and/or bone. What are platelets? Platelets are small cells in the blood that help form clots to stop …

When to Consider Ankle Replacement Surgery

Ankle Pain Has Many Causes — Achilles Foot and Ankle Surgery, P.C.

Ankle sprains and strains are among the most frequent causes of visits to the foot doctor. In this blog we discuss the many causes of ankle pain and treatment options.

Does Your Medical Center Have a Contract With ICE? These Do.

A Medscape analysis found that several major medical centers have contracts with CBP or ICE to provide services they say will improve conditions for migrants at the border; opponents are outraged that these institutions are supporting a system they believe abuses detainees.

Lessons learned from a general surgery chief resident

In a very real way, surgical residency has broken parts of me. It has fundamentally stagnated the natural development of others.