Don’t Be Spooked by Your Annual Exam
Ladies, let’s talk. Your annual exam doesn’t have to make you uncomfortable. Learn the questions you should be asking your provider, as well as when to schedule an appointment. It’s…
Stuck in Negative Thinking? Get Unstuck with These Tips
Ever find yourself stuck in cycles of repetitive ruminative thoughts that have a negative emotional tone? Do you have periods where you feel down, negative or in what seems to…
Top Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Family From the Flu
Flu is active across much of the United States right now. Here are simple steps to keep yourself and your family healthy throughout this influenza season. Take good care of yourself,…
Do You Know Your Important Health Numbers?
Numbers tell us a lot. We use clocks to tell time and speedometers to tell us our speed. So, it makes sense that we use numbers to learn more about…
Battling Behavioral Health Issues | What Our Community is Doing
While often taboo to discuss, behavioral health is a prominent issue. It continually rises to the surface as more individuals openly share their struggles and the fight against suicide increases…
Prostate Cancer: Do You Know Your Risk?
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men and second most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men. Prostate cancer screening with a risk assessment, prostate specific antigen…
The Scoop on Poop: What’s Normal, What’s Not
Poop. There, I said it. It’s not a fun thing to talk about, but if we are healthy, our poop should be, too. Let’s move beyond the awkwardness and into…
Tips for a Bright Future Free of Skin Cancer
I treat my patients with the same respect and care that I would provide my family. I want my family to be free of skin cancer, so that means I…
Colonoscopy: Real Questions, Real Answers from Altru’s Gastroenterology Providers
Friend: What’d you get for your 50th birthday? You: I got a colonoscopy! Probably not the answer your friend was looking for. While a colonoscopy isn’t as exciting as a new…
Living with Diabetes: Feet to Last a Lifetime
Our feet really take the brunt of all our activities in life, whether at the gym or having to carry those few extra pounds we gained over the winter. But with a…
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