BMG News & Updates

Is Lapiplasty Right for You?

By Buffalo Medical Group | April 26 2019 | Doctor Tips

It’s estimated that roughly 30 percent of the U.S. population suffers with bunions – a bony deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe. Although this is not a life-threatening condition, it is certainly a quality of life one. People with bunions often feel uncomfortable, experience pain, difficulty wearing certain shoes, embarrassed of their feet, or in extreme cases, are so painful patients can barely walk.

Buffalo Medical Group Department of Radiation Oncology Earns ACR Accreditation

By Buffalo Medical Group | April 11 2019 | BMG News & Updates

Buffalo Medical Group Radiation Oncology has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology, or radiation therapy, is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain.

Chronic Kidney Disease – What You Need to Know

By Buffalo Medical Group | March 14 2019 | Doctor Tips

March 14th is World Kidney Day - a day dedicated to bringing awareness to the importance our kidneys play in our overall health, and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease. Chronic Kidney Disease, or CKD, is reported to impact 1 in 7 US adults, which is almost 30 million people.* Despite these high numbers, over 90% of adults with kidney damage or mildly reduced kidney function are not aware they have CKD.*
What is Chronic Kidney Disease?

Restoring your Quality of Life – Understanding Fecal Incontinence

By Buffalo Medical Group | March 11 2019 | Doctor Tips

If you suffer from Fecal Incontinence, you may not even know it. You may know you’ve been suffering from digestive issues or that your quality of life has diminished. You may feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, or concerned to leave your house and participate in social activities. But, you may not know that what you’re feeling and experiencing is a common, and treatable medical condition.

American Heart Month – Be your own heart advocate

By Buffalo Medical Group | February 13 2019 | Doctor Tips

Cardiovascular disease claims the lives of nearly 500,000 women a year in the U.S. – and yet many women are unaware of just how prevalent this disease is among them.

Patient Experience of Care Survey

By Buffalo Medical Group | January 18 2019 | BMG News & Updates

Understanding Cervical Cancer

By Buffalo Medical Group | January 15 2019 | Doctor Tips

Men’s Health Month: Small Steps to Live a Healthier Life

By Buffalo Medical Group | June 15 2018 | Doctor Tips

June is Men’s Health Month. It is important for men to take care of their health all year; however, we place an extra focus on this issue in June as a means of education for men regarding the top health issues they are faced with. It is also important to remind them how to protect themselves and stay healthy.