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Minutes Matter: Knowing the Signs of Heart Disease Can Save a Life
February 28, 2025When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters.
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From Urgent Care Centers to Walk-In Clinics, Which One is Right for You?
December 16, 2024From urgent care centers to walk-in clinics, trips to the family doctor or emergency room visits – there are more healthcare options to choose from than ever before. And while having more choices is definitely a plus, Paris Regional Health realizes that it also can be confusing when it comes to selecting the right option at the right time.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What to Know About Your Mammogram
October 22, 2024October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time for all of us to acknowledge the impact breast cancer can have on our lives, and to learn about the ways we can keep ourselves healthy.
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Get Vaccinated To Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu Season
September 27, 2024Get Vaccinated To Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu Season By Jayne Thomas, Paris Regional Health Chief Nursing Officer At Paris Regional Health, one of the essential ways we’re making communities healthier is making sure that you are aware of the ways you can protect yourself, your family and our community from preventable diseases like the flu and even speed up your recovery, if you do become ill.
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Wound Healing
September 16, 2024September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Month.
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Healthy Back-to-School Habits: Preparing for a Successful School Year
August 07, 2024Healthy Back-to-School Habits: Preparing for a Successful School YearBy: Mandie Watson, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM | Director of Women’s and Children's Services As summer break comes to an end, there’s a lot to accomplish in preparation for the new school year. The two most important things to do may seem fairly routine, but that doesn’t make them any less of a priority: schedule annual physicals for you and your family and get up to date on immunizations. Routine wellness checks are essential to your family’s ongoing health and are an integral part of children’s healthcare. In fact, visiting a provider for regular preventive care is one of the best ways to help identify and treat health issues before they become serious.
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A is for April…and Allergies: What to Do When Allergens Attack
April 09, 2024A is for April…and Allergies: What to Do When Allergens Attack by Uyi Albert Asemota. MD Did you know that – according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – more than 50 million Americans suffer from a type of allergy each year? That makes allergies the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. And seasonal allergies account for a big percentage of that.
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Lung Cancer: Reducing Your Risk by Natasha L. Dixon, MSRS, RT(R)(CT) Paris Regional Health Imaging Director
November 17, 2023Thanks to movies, TV shows, and extensive public awareness campaigns, lung cancer has long been a part of the public consciousness. Many Americans recognize that the disease is strongly linked to smoking, and that its symptoms include coughing, wheezing and persistent chest pain. This awareness is a good thing – the first step in fighting lung cancer is learning its risk factors and early warning signs.
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Prioritize Personal and Community Health By Safely Managing Medications
October 19, 2023by Dr. Amanda Green, Chief Medical Officer Many of us have taken medicine to help heal from illness or injury at some point in our lives. In fact, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, nearly half of American adults used a prescription drug within the past 30 days. That's why it’s so important to establish and maintain safe medication habits.
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What is Food Insecurity & How Do We Overcome It?
September 13, 2022By: Dr. Amanda Green, Hospitalist, Chief Medical OfficerFood insecurity is having a lack of regular access to healthy and nutritious food that is necessary for normal growth and development. In 2020, an estimated one in eight Americans were food insecure, equating to over 38 million Americans, including almost 12 million children. Due to the widespread economic crisis…
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Count on Us, Men.
June 23, 2022by Justin Brown, FNP-C | Clarksville Family ClinicIt probably comes as no surprise that there are notable differences in the health of men compared to women. But when you take a closer look at the statistics outlining this health disparity, it can be quite alarming. For example, the average lifespan for men is about five years less than women, and there’s been a…
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Matter of the Mind: Why Your Mental Health Matters and How You Can Care for It
May 26, 2022by Dr. Kaitlyn Werner, Internal MedicineWhen you think about your health, what first comes to mind? For many – if not most – of us, it’s probably our physical health. Are we eating healthy? Are we exercising regularly? Are we feeling tired? Or ill? Do our joints ache? Have we scheduled our annual check-up?All these questions are, of course, important…
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From Must-See TV to Must-Screen for Me? Why It Might Be Time for a Colonoscopy
March 01, 2022by Rosalia Treto, APRN, FNP-CDigestive Disease CenterIn the 1980s and 1990s, the NBC broadcast network began branding their primetime lineups to promote their sitcoms and dramas. One phrase quickly entered the pop culture lexicon after it debuted in 1993. The phrase you might ask. “Must See TV.” If you were a teenager in the early ‘90s and remember…
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How Healthy is Your Heart?
February 25, 2022By Jennifer Eatherly, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PCCN Advanced Heart Care Your heart is one of the hardest working parts of your body. It’s also one of the most threatened. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. – about one in four deaths.…
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A Lung Scan Can Be a Lifesaver
November 17, 2021By Dr. Mark Ferris, Critical Care Pulmonologist If you are a smoker or a former smoker, and between the ages of 50 and 80, you may qualify or be eligible for a lung cancer screening exam. It is an exam that could be a lifesaver. According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in both…
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Get Your Mammo: It’s an hour that could save your life
October 04, 2021By Dr. Alefia Tapia, Internal Medicine PhysicianAccording to the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., behind only skin cancers. In fact, the ACS puts the average risk as a one in eight chance that a woman will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. And according to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is now…
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Your Health Means Everything: Protect It with Immunizations
August 02, 2021By Dr. Amanda Green, Chief Medical OfficerIf a researcher were to sit down at the end of 2021 and tabulate and record the number of times individual key words were mentioned over the course of the year, “vaccine” would surely be near the top. The advent of COVID-19 vaccines and the key role they have played in slowing the spread of the virus and helping us get…
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Give Your Child a SHOT at Staying Healthy with a COVID-19 Vaccine
July 27, 2021By: Dr. Janice Gibbons, PediatricianSince one COVID-19 vaccine has received emergency use authorization for individuals ages 12 and up, I have received many questions from parents who want to do the best thing for their child’s health and wellness – now and in the future. In some cases, parents have just recently become comfortable with the idea of getting…
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The Heat is On: How to Stay Cool and Spurn the Burn
July 07, 2021by Rebecca Norment, PA-C, Internal MedicineWhen the sun comes out to play, many of us make plans to do the same. The summer months bring the promise of backyard barbecues, pick-up games in the park and wasting away lazy afternoons in the water. This year’s summer season feels extra special as COVID-19 vaccines have paved a way for us to once again gather together…
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Your Health Now: Four Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 23, 2021There is a long-standing perception that women tend to focus on their health more than men do. Unfortunately, it’s a perception that rings all too true. A survey cited in a 2019 article from AARP found that only half of the men surveyed get regular check-ups and 72 percent preferred household chores over going to the doctor. While it’s true that women are more…
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