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mars 24, 2022Like
Navigating a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In early 2021, Jamie VandenAvond noticed blood in her stool. She was a little concerned, but she was also preoccupied with taking care of a newborn baby in the middle of the pandemic, so she just made a mental note to call her doctor. Then VandenAvond began having urgent bowel movements — running to the bathroom more and more often — and her doctor recommended a colonoscopy. Although bleeding and a change in Healthy
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Colorectal Cancer 101
Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert Nagourney Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or the rectum, and is also called colon or rectal cancer, depending on where cancer cells are first found. The colon is the part of the large intestine that food moves through, and the rectum is the lower part of the colon where waste is stored before it leaves the body, through the anus. An estimated 106,000 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal Healthy
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert Nagourney Colorectal cancer — often called colon cancer — occurs when cells in the colon or rectum grow rapidly. The colon is also known as the large intestine or bowel. In the United States, colon cancer is one of the most common cancers. About 1 in 25 women (and 1 in 23 men) develop colon cancer during their lifetimes. Abnormal growths — called polyps — develop in the colon or rectum. Some of these polyps Healthy
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5 Tricks for Women to Orgasm From Oral Sex
OK, yes, there is more to receiving oral sex than having an orgasm — the closeness and sensation alone can be satisfying — but we can probably all agree that an O is often the cherry on top of an all-consuming, sweaty, oh-my-god-don’t-stop sex session. Getting there, though, can be the difficult part, even if your partner is eager, willing and doing his or her best to send you into the stratosphere. If you find that your O is far, shek
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Can Melatonin Gummies Solve Family Bedtime Struggles? Experts Advise Caution
By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News For three exhausting years, Lauren Lockwood tried to get her son Rex to sleep through the night. As an infant, he couldn’t sleep without a blanket over his carrier to drown out the world around him. At age 2, it sometimes took hours for him — and her — to fall asleep, only for him to be jolted awake from night terrors that left him shrieking in panic. Over the years, Lockwood, a nurse Healthy
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Try These 6 Simple Hip Stretches for Stress Relief
Shakira had it right when she said “the hips don’t lie.” Unfortunately, for most of us, that doesn’t mean sexy, swinging hips in a music video. No, for most of us, that means tight, stiff hips with a side of lower back pain that you cannot possibly ignore. The hip complex is an incredibly involved musculoskeletal unit that’s responsible for linking the lower body to the trunk while absorbing and transferring significant amounts of force during movement. In fact, the shek
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$15M Freestanding Emergency Department Planned In Tennessee
Parkridge Health System (Chattanooga, Tenn.) is planning a new 11,000 square-foot freestanding emergency department (ED) in East Ridge, Tenn. The $15 million project will serve as a satellite facility of Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga and house 12 beds, a specialized trauma room, CT and diagnostic X-ray, lab, and radiology support. The post $15M Freestanding Emergency Department Planned In Tennessee first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGTBQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare
March 21 to March 25 is National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week. At age 28, Laura Silverstein tripped while running, dislocating her pinky finger trying to break her fall. Now 52, Silverstein said her experience at the emergency room that day still gives her “the heebie jeebies.” The doctor probed Silverstein about her birth control method, and when she told him she was in a same-sex relationship, he asked invasive questions about her sexual orientation. When Silverstein, who identifies as bisexual, Healthy
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Envision Wellness WNY Adds Behavioral Health Clinic In N.Y.
Nonprofit Envision Wellness WNY (Kenmore, N.Y.) opened a new behavioral health clinic for children in Kenmore, according to an article in wkbw.com. The Family Success Center will provide individual and group treatment to children ages 5 to 18 years, as well as certain individuals up to 21 with developmental delays, and their families. Art therapy and substance abuse management services will be added in the future, according to an article in buffalonews.com. The post Envision Wellness WNY Adds Behavioral Health healthcare
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10 Best Daily Routine Activities For Depression That You Must Try
“Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us.” – Sean Covey I wish I had this quote to follow when I was recovering from depression. The value of following a daily routine is precious and you won’t know how effective daily routines are until you try. Speaking from experience, I can say that practicing a healthy routine can make a huge difference to your recovery from depression. Depression can (and has) made it impossible calmsage
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Psychopath vs Sociopath: What’s The Difference?
While working at the office or chilling at a cafe, I have often observed different personalities. During my observations, I’ve come to realize that what someone portrays themselves as may be a lot different from what they are. Have you ever watched the movie “Joker”? In the movie, the mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is mistreated and disregarded by society who later experiences a downward spiral of crime and revolution. While discussing the character, the author, comic fans, critics, and calmsage
mars 23, 2022Like
Community Engagement
Opened in February 2021, M Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic in Minneapolis provides access to care in the Near North neighborhood of Minneapolis. The facility, located at a visible intersection, is designed to engage the community and promote wellness—a connection that’s expressed via local artwork, starting in the lobby with a mixed media wall mural. The adjacent café and meeting space features a custom tile mosaic mural (shown) from neighborhood tile artisans and visual artist Christopher Harrison. The post Community healthcare