Risa Kerslake

Minneapolis

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance writer covering women's health, health tech, parenting • sleep • Bylines: Giddy, Healthgrades, Vice, Parents, US News, Discover #Binders

Articles

Información relacionada con los pólipos nasales

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

El 24 de abril de 2025 es el Día Mundial de Concientización de la CRSwNP [rinosinusitis crónica con pólipos nasales]. Tener la nariz tapada puede ser algo más que una molestia. Puede hacer que sea difícil dormir, respirar cómodamente e incluso podría deshabilitar los sentidos del gusto y el olfato. Es posible que estés lidiando con síntomas de un resfriado o alergias estacionales, pero a veces, estos síntomas podrían deberse a pólipos nasales.
Preguntas y respuestas relacionadas con el cáncer endometrial

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake |Blair McNamara

Es probable que no escuches el término cáncer endometrial frecuentemente, pero es el cáncer ginecológico más común que afecta a mujeres y a personas con asignación femenina cuando nacieron (AFAB, por sus siglas en inglés) en Estados Unidos. Este tipo de cáncer uterino, que es cáncer de la mucosa uterina, causa síntomas en etapas tempranas, siendo el sangrado vaginal el síntoma más común.
Facts About Nasal Polyps

3 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

April 24, 2025, is Global CRSwNP Awareness Day. Having a stuffed-up nose can be more than a bummer. It can make it hard to sleep, difficult to breathe comfortably and even cause you not to be able to taste and smell. You might be dealing with a cold or seasonal allergies, but sometimes, nasal polyps are to blame. But what exactly are nasal polyps and how do you get rid of them? We’ve got the facts on this bothersome condition.
Questions and Answers About Endometrial Cancer

3 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake |Blair McNamara

You may not hear about endometrial cancer often, but it’s the most common gynecological cancer affecting women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) in the United States. This type of uterine cancer, which is cancer of the uterine lining, causes symptoms in early stages — the most common of which is vaginal bleeding. Because it has symptoms, endometrial cancer is often found early, when it’s easier to treat. While early-stage endometrial cancer is highly curable, health disparities do exist.
¿Por qué la investigación contra el cáncer pulmonar no tiene suficiente financiamiento?

1 month ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

El cáncer pulmonar es el segundo tipo de cáncer más común de las mujeres en EE.UU. y casi 60,000 mujeres murieron de cáncer pulmonar en 2024, más que de cualquier otro cáncer. Los avances de métodos para detectar y tratar el cáncer pulmonar han mejorado esta situación, pero todavía falta mucho por hacer. Aunque 1 de cada 4 muertes de cáncer son causadas por el cáncer pulmonar, menos de 1 de cada 10 subvenciones federales de investigación se otorgan para financiar estudios de cáncer pulmonar.
Why Is Lung Cancer Research Underfunded?

1 month ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer found in women in the U.S. And almost 60,000 women died from lung cancer in 2024 — more than any other cancer. Advances in ways to find and treat lung cancer have helped us make progress, but more still needs to be done. While 1 in 4 cancer deaths are from lung cancer, less than 1 in 10 federal cancer research grants are given to fund lung cancer.
It’s the Documentation, Dentists

1 month ago | sleepreviewmag.com | Risa Kerslake

Several decades ago when Gy Yatros, DMD, DABDSM, started in dental sleep medicine, medical insurance rarely covered oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea. Now that awareness and coverage have grown for this CPAP alternative, dentists are learning how to help patients apply their medical insurance benefits. Jon Nierman, too, has seen more dentists venturing into medical billing for sleep medicine.
The Overlooked Issue of Hearing Loss

2 months ago | cancertodaymag.org | Risa Kerslake

SOME PLATINUM-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS, including cisplatin, are ototoxic, meaning they can cause damage to the inner ear, which can result in hearing loss. New research shows this damage can be permanent, persisting more than a decade after treatment. In a study published June 6, 2024, in JAMA Oncology, researchers looked at 100 people who had been treated with cisplatin for testicular cancer, with a median age of 48. None had profound hearing loss at the start of the trial.
10 razones por las cuales podrías tener sangre en la orina

2 months ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

Ver sangre en tu orina puede ser alarmante, pero podría ocurrir por muchos motivos. Podría ocurrir por tu período menstrual, una infección, problemas con tus riñones o cáncer. Conoce lo que podría significar si tienes sangre en tu orina si eres una mujer o una persona que tuvo asignación femenina cuando nació (AFAB, por sus siglas en inglés) y qué deberías hacer si eso ocurre. La palabra hematuria es un término médico para la sangre en la orina.
10 Reasons You Might Have Blood in Your Urine

2 months ago | healthywomen.org | Risa Kerslake

Seeing blood in your urine can be alarming, but it could be happening for many reasons. It could be caused by having your period, an infection, problems with your kidneys or cancer. Find out what blood in your urine could mean in women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB), and what you should do if it happens to you. The word hematuria is a medical term for blood in your urine, or pee. Sometimes you can see blood in your urine, and it can look red, pink or brown.