Having a family history of heart disease can increase your risk of having underlying heart disease. Other risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, depression, stress, being sedentary, and having extra weight.

Doctor Bradley Glenn with Maui Health explains the difference between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

Q: What’s the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol? Doctor Travis Glenn from Maui Health explains below.

Treatment is available and can help control or prevent seizures from happening. In most cases, epilepsy can be treated with medication and/or surgery.

Make the transition easier for your kids by planning ahead. Get your child back on a consistent schedule early, which includes a regular bedtime. Most school-aged children need 10-11 hours of sleep per night.

With summer approaching, skin cancer specialists across the state are urging residents to pay closer attention to their skin, sun exposure and proper treatment.

After more than a year of living through the pandemic, the COVID-19 vaccine is finally here. Doctor Michael Shea, chief medical director and critical care physician at Maui Health provides information about the COVID-19 vaccines and addresses vaccine hesitancy.

“While it is true that most people get better within weeks of contracting COVID-19, there is growing evidence that some people experience uncomfortable long-term symptoms – even after they have seemed to have recovered,” said Dr. Shea. “Symptoms that can last for weeks, months or even longer than after the initial COVID-19 infections.”

“The pandemic has had a profound effect on all of us. Stress levels have skyrocketed with isolation from loved ones, loss of income and uncertainty. This has led to increased drug and alcohol use for so many that experts are calling it a pandemic within a pandemic,” said Dr. Shea.