Kristie McNealy, MD

Researchers have discovered that an extract from cranberries makes the platinum-based class of chemotherapy drugs 6 times more effective against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer cells. Researchers used cranberry extract from a commercially available cranberry juice drink to perform this in vitro study. Compounds isolated from cranberries have also been shown to kill human ovary, [...]

Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in the early stages, when the possibility of a cure is high. Symptoms are vague, and in far too many cases, ovarian cancer isn’t diagnosed until it is too late, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women. However, a new blood test developed [...]

With only 11% of women in the US exclusively breastfeeding through the first 6 months of their baby’s life, I’m always looking for another reason to encourage more women to breastfeed.  Aside from the benefits breastfeeding brings to baby, like antibodies and fats that promote brain and eye development, and a reduced risk of obesity, [...]