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Cultivating Hope
Initiative Hopes to Improve Access, Assistance for Farmers
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A Heartbeat Away
Man’s Aortic Dissection Brings Clarity, New Way of Life
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Are You Skin Savvy?
Protection and Detection Are Key to Skin Cancer Treatment
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August Is Children’s Eye Health/Safety Month
Children require clear and comfortable vision to be successful in school and extracurricular activities.
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Kidneys and Your Vascular Health
Your kidneys remove excess water and waste products from your body. When the kidneys start to lose function, it is most commonly due to advancing age, long-term effects of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart issues, or a combination of these factors. Sometimes, infections and diseases that are present from birth can affect kidney function. Because…
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Reducing the Need for Glasses at the Time of Cataract Surgery
by Damon Welch M.D. & Daniel Welch M.D. Cataract surgery is an extremely successful surgery. With cataract surgery, we have the ability to restore vision lost over time from the natural clouding of the lens, which occurs with age. In addition, special instruments allow us to measure the eye and lessen the dependence on…
