Press Releases
Focus on Heart Health
Heart disease, including coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke, remains the leading cause of death in the United States. The disease claims 647,000 lives annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. February is American Heart Month,...
Breast Cancer: Reducing Risk and Understanding Screening Methods
One in eight women living in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. As the most common form of cancer among American women, the chance a woman will die from the disease is one in 37. This risk has...
It’s Never too Early for a Flu Immunization
Fall is approaching, which means it’s time to get your flu immunization. Influenza, also known as “the flu,” is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus, which affects the nose, throat and lungs. Every year in the United States more than 200,000...
Staying Mobile Later in Life – Is Knee Replacement Surgery a Good Option?
Knee pain keeps many Americans from doing the activities they love and almost half of all adults develop knee osteoarthritis, or the degeneration of joints and bone in at least one knee, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With so many people...
Good Parents, Good Children, Good Hospital!
Even at age 86, Genevieve A’Con, a homemaker who raised four children, walked on her treadmill for 10 minutes every morning at her home in Mora, New Mexico. A stroke 10 years prior had left her weakened on her right side, and she knew walking on the treadmill helped...