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How “Exercise is Medicine” helps patients meet healthy lifestyle goals – News

April 18, 2022 Sharika Soukup

UAB’s Exercise is Medicine program aims to help patients prevent chronic problems before they start and adopt healthier lifestyles. Written by: Tehreem KhanMedia contact: Anna Jones Jeremy Pritchett, his wife Sarah and their two sonsJeremy Pritchett was thinking mostly about his kidneys when he visited Sumayah Abed, M.D., a practitioner at the UAB Medicine Hoover…

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14,000 hearts at Billings Clinic: What you need to know about heart health | Brand Ave. Studios

April 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Take care of your heart health so you can live life to the fullest. Photo provided by Billings Clinic The statistics on heart disease are staggering. Every day in the U.S., cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke combined) kills about 2,300 people. With obesity in youth and adults alike at an all-time high, more and…

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Inpatient beds for people with mental illness in Pennsylvania were scarce before the pandemic. Now, that demand is skyrocketing.

April 6, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Main Line Health opened a new behavioral health unit at Bryn Mawr Hospital on Tuesday that’s been in the works for years. The $35 million unit boasts private rooms with lush murals; noise-canceling floors and ambient music to help patients with sensory issues; an exercise room and spacious areas for yoga classes and meditation; and…

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Rootead opens easy-access clinic to expand perinatal healthcare in Kalamazoo

April 5, 2022 Sharika Soukup

KALAMAZOO, MI — A new holistic approach to reproductive care has arrived in Kalamazoo. Rootead’s Red Birth Green branch recently opened the Obodo Perinatal Easy Access Clinic, intended to expand reproductive healthcare available to families in Kalamazoo, according to a press release from Rootead. Rootead’s Red Birth Green branch already provided full-spectrum care and support…

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WeARE clinic expands role, fills new space downtown – Brainerd Dispatch

February 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

BRAINERD — The leader of Crow Wing County’s only reproductive health clinic says it’s continuing its core mission while taking on more expansive public health roles in a new, more visible space in downtown Brainerd. WeARE The Clinic opened its doors at 615 Oak St. in November 2021, a move from the organization’s west Brainerd…

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Heart matters | 6 steps to a cardio-friendly healthy lifestyle, the Mayo Clinic way

February 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Care for your heart, it’s the only one you have.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Key Highlights Cardiovascular diseases or CVD describe the several conditions affecting the heart, the blood vessels that nourish the heart (the coronary arteries), and the arteries that distribute blood to the brain, legs, and everywhere in-between. The…

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UC Davis Health develops Fragility Fracture Program to identify and provide care for patients at risk of osteoporosis

February 24, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A fragility fracture, which can result from a fall from standing height, can be indicative of weakened, brittle bones and even osteoporosis By BRANDON NGUYEN — [email protected] The National Osteoporosis Foundation finds that roughly half of all women and up to a quarter of men will suffer a fragility fracture in their lifetime. As individuals…

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In spite of unknowns, Chisholm clinic hurtles toward reality – Duluth News Tribune

February 22, 2022 Sharika Soukup

CHISHOLM — Expected to break ground in spring and open in fall, key details remain unknown for a new health clinic and separate child care center planned along U.S. Highway 169. The project features several partners, figures to meet community needs, and has the clout of Essentia Health behind a large part of it. It’s…

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