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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What to Know About Your Mammogram
October 22, 2024
October 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, 2024
Get Vaccinated To Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu SeasonBy 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...
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Wound Healing
September 16, 2024
September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Month.
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Healthy Back-to-School Habits: Preparing for a Successful School Year
August 7, 2024
Healthy 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,...
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A is for April…and Allergies: What to Do When Allergens Attack
April 9, 2024
A 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...
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Lung Cancer: Reducing Your Risk by Natasha L. Dixon, MSRS, RT(R)(CT) Paris Regional Health Imaging Director
November 17, 2023
Thanks 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 –...
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Prioritize Personal and Community Health By Safely Managing Medications
October 19, 2023
by 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....
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What is Food Insecurity & How Do We Overcome It?
September 13, 2022
By: Dr. Amanda Green, Hospitalist, Chief Medical Officer Food 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...
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Count on Us, Men.
June 23, 2022
by Justin Brown, FNP-C | Clarksville Family Clinic It 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...
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Matter of the Mind: Why Your Mental Health Matters and How You Can Care for It
May 26, 2022
by Dr. Kaitlyn Werner, Internal Medicine When 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...
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