by Memorial Health System | Aug 28, 2020 | Healthy Living, LCHC, Pediatrics
August marks National Immunization Month, a time when we spread awareness and emphasize the importance of vaccinations against communicable diseases between people of any age. In order to build immunization to a disease or virus, patients of any age receive vaccines...
by Memorial Health System | Aug 21, 2020 | Cancer Care, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Women's Health
A lack of awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms may have serious consequences for some women. What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is a type of female reproductive cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women typically have two ovaries, one on each side of the...
by Memorial Health System | Aug 13, 2020 | Healthy Living, Mental Health, Pediatrics
If we are all honest with ourselves, we have all probably struggled mentally at one point or another throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Problems such as anxiety, suicide, and depression are on the rise. Sadly, over 47,000 individuals have lost their lives to suicide...
by Memorial Health System | Aug 7, 2020 | Healthy Living, Lifestyle
Red, itchy scaly patches- anyone with psoriasis knows how uncomfortable the condition can make you feel. This non-contagious skin disease occurs mostly on the scalp, trunk, elbows, and knees. Psoriasis is a chronic condition with no cure. It may subside for periods of...
by Memorial Health System | Jul 24, 2020 | Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Pediatrics, Women's Health
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week! Over 120 countries recognize this impactful week for moms and babies. It is widely recommended by physicians and health care authorities that mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life and...
by Memorial Health System | Jul 14, 2020 | Community Health, Healthy Living, Lifestyle
China reported a case of the bubonic plague in a herdsman living in the northern city of Bayannur earlier this month. This morning, ABC News reported a squirrel testing positive for the disease in Colorado. Hearing of recent cases of the bubonic plague naturally might...
