Health Blog
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New Year, New You: Four Tips for a Healthy Start to 2023
January 02, 2023If you have intentions of leading a healthier life this year, check out these tips to help you make simple changes and stay healthy for the long run.
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Flu Season is Here: Step One? Getting Vaccinated
December 13, 2022This 2022-23 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expecting flu viruses to circulate along with variants of COVID-19. This makes it as important as ever that we each do what we can to minimize our risk, protect our health and protect the health of those...
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Tis the Season to be Healthy: Maintaining Your Physical and Mental Well-Being During the Holidays
December 07, 2022The holiday season is finally here, ringing with the joy of visiting family and friends, attending festive parties, exchanging gifts, sharing delicious meals and giving back to charitable causes. It’s “the most wonderful time of the year” as they say. Unfortunately, though – for many of us – this time...
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Lung Cancer: It's Not Just a 'Smoker's Disease'
November 17, 2022November is recognized as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. If you’re like many people, you may think of smoking as the most obvious cause for lung cancer. And while cigarette smoking has certainly been established as a major risk factor and the number one cause for lung cancer, it’s important to...
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Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
October 19, 2022Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and provide education on the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the...
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Back to School is a Great Time to Head Back to the Doctor
August 15, 2022It's that time of year for annual physicals and routine vaccinations.
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As Temps Soar, Be Heat Aware
June 16, 2022With temperatures hitting over 100 degrees, summertime fun time can turn dangerous very quickly if you're not careful. Let's talk about how to prevent heat-related illness and drowning, two of the top summertime hazards.
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4 Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 08, 2022It may be true that women are more accustomed to regular doctor visits from an early age, it’s not an excuse for men to take their eye off the ball when it comes to their health.
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Practicing Safe Medication Habits
April 29, 2022Medications can be part of the healing process, but if used incorrectly or disposed of improperly, medications can be harmful to you or others.
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From Must-See TV to Must-Screen for Me? Why It Might Be Time for a Colonoscopy
March 28, 2022by Michael Diaz, MD In the 1980s and 1990s, the NBC broadcast network began branding their primetime lineups to promote their sitcoms and dramas. One phrase in particular quickly entered the pop culture lexicon after it debuted in 1993. The phrase? Must See TV. If you were a teenager in the...
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The Heat is On: How to Stay Cool and Spurn the Burn
July 07, 2021Heat-related illness can take on several different forms, from heat rash, sunburn and heat cramps, to even more serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses like heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat-related illnesses can strike when the body can’t properly cool itself through
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Your Health Now: 4 Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 08, 2021Many times, men only visit the doctor when they absolutely have to – whether it’s an illness they can’t manage at home, an injury, or other ailment that needs immediate attention. According to a 2019 survey from the AARP, only half of the men surveyed said they get regular checkups, and 72 percent...
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Ask A Doc- Managing Seasonal Allergies
April 07, 2021What can I do at home to manage my seasonal allergy suffering?
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Sumner Regional Medical Center Mission Moment
March 24, 2021Sumner Regional was honored to give COVID-19 vaccinations, coordinated by SRMC Assistant Administrator Hollie McIntosh, to more than 80 of our Friends of Sumner Regional Medical Center volunteers.
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