‘All I Could Do Was Pray’
Scott and Shawna Whitener and their three young children, are like other young families – balancing work, school and family time. They have been in Polk County most of their […]
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Do All Hernias Need to Be Repaired?
By ZACHARY BOUCHER, MD Having a hernia can be a difficult thing to live with. Patients living with a hernia may experience a bulge in their abdominal wall (most often […]
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Gun Safety Lowers Risk of
Unintended Shootings by Children
By JENNIFER CIPRIANO Many families keep a gun in the home. In fact, roughly a third of U.S. households with children ages 17 and younger have a gun in the home. […]
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Unintended Shootings by Children
Creating a Healthy Eating Plan for Those With Diabetes
By MAYO CLINIC STAFF A diabetes diet simply means eating the healthiest foods in moderate amounts and sticking to regular mealtimes. A diabetes diet is a healthy-eating plan that’s naturally […]
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Finding Joy This Season
By ALICE NUTTALL, MBA, RN, BA The holidays are here – and despite increased loneliness, there is still JOY if you look for it. Loneliness and social isolation were a […]
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Brothers Save 2-Year-Old from Near-Drowning Incident
By JENNIFER CIPRIANO “It was just a normal day,” 18-year-old Kenneth Troche explained, “We were at home like any other day.” However, this day turned out to be anything but […]
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Helping Children Breathe Easier This Flu Season
As a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing and advanced training in children’s breathing problems, Candace DeLuca, DNP, APRN, PNP-BC, gets asked a lot of questions by the parents […]
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There Is Another Way: Suicide Is Not the Answer
By REBECCA SCHWARTZBERG, PhD Every day of every year , there are people waking up wishing they did not have yet another day. They describe this feeling as if a […]
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