Happy Holidays from the Medical Center
There are many things to be grateful for this time of year, including our families, friends and our health. The Administrative and Medical staff of the Medical Center wish you…
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’Tis the Season for Germs
Everything we come in contact with has germs, and during the busy Holidays it’s easy to forget the most basic preventative health measures – like handwashing. The Centers for Disease…
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New Podiatry Services at the Medical Center
The Medical Center’s Visiting Specialist program is pleased to announce the addition of Brigette Smith, DPM. Dr. Smith will begin seeing patients on January 10, 2024. You can find her…
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Neck and Back Pain Symptoms
The Medical Center has an excellent choice of Visiting Specialists, diagnostic equipment such as MRI, CT Scanner, X-ray, and a Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine program to assist with analyzing…
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The Turkey Day Stretch
Did you participate in the Gobble-Wobble 5k, either walking or running? Maybe you did a few hamstring stretches while getting ready to put in those five miles — or maybe…
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The Important Role of Kidney Health
March is National Kidney Month and therefore a reminder of how important this hard-working organ is. Kidneys remove waste products and excess water, help to maintain blood pressure and red…
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Lecture Series: Longevity and Healthy Aging
Please join us at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, for “Human Longevity & Healthy Aging,” a presentation by Baljash Cheema, M.D., Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Chicago’s Northwestern…
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Lifestyle Changes and Blood Pressure
There are several lifestyle changes that can help in lowering blood pressure and also be beneficial to other aspects of your physical and mental health well-being. “Normalizing blood pressure is…
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Seasonal Allergies, Blepharitis & Dry Eyes
Together, seasonal allergies, blepharitis and dryness can make for some very unhappy eyes. Blepharitis (pronounced blef-uh-RYE-tis) is a chronic condition that causes the eyelids to become swollen, irritated and sometimes…
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What is “Tech Neck?”
The human head weighs around 10-12 pounds, gracefully balanced on our cervical spine. A tremendous amount of strain is put on this region, especially looking at computers, mobile phones and…
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