Sandra Fryhofer, MD
Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD, MACP, FRCP is a practicing general internist and Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been a medical reporter for ABC and CNN, and is a favorite on WebMD’s Medscape with her regular feature Medicine Matters video blog and Staying Well prevention column.
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Recent Blog Posts
Your Health Matters - May 16, 2013 - 9:14pm
This is National Women’s Health Week, a perfect time to highlight and celebrate a major breakthrough in women’s long-term health: the Pap smear.
Dr. George Papanicolaou came up with the idea of Pap...
Your Health Matters - May 16, 2013 - 8:59pm
More than 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. It killed more than
4200 women last year. These numbers reinforce the need for continued cervical cancer screening.
Most...
Your Health Matters - May 15, 2013 - 11:34am
Calcium-rich foods are the best way to get the vital nutrient. Supplements can have side effects; they've been linked to increased risk of heart disease and kidney stones.
Here's a list of calcium...
Your Health Matters - May 15, 2013 - 11:01am
Remember hearing “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”?
Well, I know two words that can: kidney stones.
Calcium can help, but only from dietary sources...
Your Health Matters - May 13, 2013 - 9:50am
Too much soul food may be bad for your body. It can make you more likely to have a stroke.
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