By: Kathy Hubbard. A primary care provider is your main health care provider in non-emergency situations. Your PCP’s role is to provide preventive care and teach healthy lifestyle choices; identify and treat common medical conditions; assess the urgency of your medical problems and direct you to the best place for that care; and make referrals to medical or surgical specialists when necessary.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Over ten times as many babies were born with congenital syphilis (CS) in 2022 than in 2012. Think about that for a minute. Then know that nine out of ten of those cases could have been prevented. An article published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on December 14 of last year goes on to say that two in five women who gave birth to babies with CS didn’t seek any prenatal care.
By: Kathy Hubbard. The first thing women need to know about uterine fibroids is what they’re not. They are not cancer and almost never turn into cancer. They’re very common and most often cause little to no discomfort. But when they do, they can be very uncomfortable.
By: Kathy Hubbard. We’ve talked about psoriasis before, but since August is that condition’s awareness month, I decided to look up what’s new. You’ll remember that psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Kawasaki disease causes swelling in the walls of small to medium-sized blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body. The mystery is why does it happen and why does it tend to occur seasonally?
By: Kathy Hubbard. Close to a quarter of a million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 live with a common chronic disease that has been stigmatized for years. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics this disease is associated with serious short and long-term health concerns when left untreated, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as well as reduced quality of life. This disease is obesity.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Before we talk about skin cancers, let’s talk about skin. We should all know that it’s the body’s largest organ and it protects us against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection.
Interviewing Hospice providers is important to ensure you choose the best provider to meet your needs. While all Hospices are required to offer the same basic services, some perform those services differently, and some choose to provide additional services and/or support
By: Kathy Hubbard. Roughly 10 million people have osteoporosis in the U.S. Another 44 million have low bone density, putting them at risk for fractures, says the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation.
The Idaho Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (EMSC) launched the Idaho Pediatric Readiness Hospital Recognition Program on January 1, 2024, with the goal of improving pediatric emergency care in the Gem state. With approximately 10-12% of patient volumes being children, the Bonner General Health ED took swift action in addressing the requirements to meet the designation and ensure quality pediatric care for our community.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Some years ago, I met a woman whose husband had just been diagnosed with diabetes. She complained to me that now her husband was going to suffer heart disease, kidney disease, nerve damage, foot, oral, hearing, and mental health problems, as well as the worst fate, in her opinion, blindness.
By: Kathy Hubbard. It seems that lately, no matter where I go in the area, I see billows of gray haze and smell the acrid aroma of burning wood and brush.
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