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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Elevating New Year Resolutions for Women’s Health
January is known as an unofficial reset month, encouraging millions to create or reestablish a healthier lifestyle. Resolutions abound as more people join gyms, add more fruits and vegetables to their grocery orders, and schedule wellness appointments for the year....
Kentucky River Clinics Welcomes New Physician
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Kimberly Boggs, Marketing [email protected] Jackson, KY (October 9, 2023)—Dr. Aaron Johnson, DO, an internal medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of emergency care experience, has joined Kentucky River...
Test your asthma I.Q.
For more than 25 million people in America, breathing easy is hard work. Asthma causes inflammation in the airways, especially after breathing in something that irritates them. False – We know that genetic, environmental, and occupational factors have all been linked
How Overworking Hurts Your Heart
Consistently logging long hours at work can leave you stressed and fatigued, but there’s a potential consequence that may not be readily apparent — a higher risk of heart-related complications. Your heart is no stranger to hard work — if you live 70 years, it may beat...
Diabetes and the Flu can be a Dangerous Combination
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and wants people to stay on track with their care during the COVID-19 pandemic and start of the flu season. “We’ve seen how avoiding the doctor and emergency room has negatively impacted the health of...
Sepsis: An Unrecognized Risk
Sepsis affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. annually, but Americans still know less about this potentially life-threatening illness than they do about rare diseases, such as Ebola and malaria. Sepsis occurs when an overwhelming response to an infection triggers...