Ask a Physician Who Knows! — Understanding your medical records
1. What is a medical record? Every time you see a medical health provider, a...
Healthy Cook: No more procrastination with easy food prep and meal ideas
IF WE MUST have a national slogan when it comes to cooking, many of us...
Pop Quiz: Test your knowledge of managed-care plans
Preventing health insurance mishaps by knowing how you’re covered THERE’S NO GETTING around the fact...
Health insurance update: Who falls in the coverage gap and how can they get insured?
“I think most of the providers that volunteer feel a moral and ethical obligation to...
Medicare and end-of-life care: What’s changing?
New proposed policy encourages the process of advanced-care planning END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS are complicated and fraught...
The Golden Care Unit at LWMC
Getting gears in motion for mental health in the elderly MEDICAL ISSUES can be scary...
Pop quiz on recognizing mental illness — and reaching out for help
Test your knowledge of warning signs and symptoms, plus how to address them THERE’S NO...
Life after delivery: Q&A with Drs. Peter Alvarez and Diana Wilson on postpartum depression
WHEN A MOTHER brings home a new baby, regardless of whether or not it’s her...
Top Docs Feature: Q&A with Delanie and Gordon Watson
Patients talk with CFHN about their healthcare provider, Dr. Japinder Singh “MY HUSBAND was very...
POP QUIZ … Sun exposure: What you don’t know CAN hurt you
A little skin protection knowledge now could save your life later LIVING IN THE SUNSHINE...
Take it from a pharmacist who knows!
Seven things you should always ask your local pharmacy 1. Are there any lower-cost alternatives...
Life after coming off the reel of trauma
Beau Wilt shares his story of survival and healing after a near-fatal accident IF YOU’RE...
Men’s health through the generations
From grandfather to grandson, turning healthy choices into habits IT’S A HEALTH-CONSCIOUS AGE we live...
Something to spit at: All Children’s researchers to study saliva samples
RESEARCHERS at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine will begin to study the saliva of...
Answering the call of nursing
Local RNs talk about what it takes to provide excellent patient care SOME JOBS ARE...
Pop quiz on getting a nursing education
Test your knowledge before you join this fast-growing field THEY’RE EVERYWHERE: in schools, hospitals, in...
Prevention: Senior Circle helps retirees stay active
A Q&A with Julie Sing AS WE AGE, it’s important to keep our mind and...
Take it from a nurse who knows!
Four things you should expect during your hospital stay FROM THE TIME you arrive and...
Pop Quiz: Preventing prescription drug abuse in your home
IT’S A STARTLING FACT: Prescription drug abuse is a problem that affects people from all...
Putting together the pieces of dementia
| Keeping our brains fit as we age | BRAINS AGE. As people get older...