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Talking to Your Doctor About Transgender Health

Submitted by Samaneh Dowlatshahi, MD

Note: This article was published in Letters magazine, a publication by CAMP Rehoboth. Coming out to your family and friends, and explaining that you are transitioning is one thing. However, coming out to your doctor is just as important. Your doctor is your partner in your health journey. As such,...

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LGBTQ,

General Health

Is PrEP right for you?

Submitted by William Chasanov, DO, MBA, Beebe Infectious Diseases

Learn about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV I am pleased to have an opportunity to reach out to you about a topic that I have a great interest in, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. I am hoping to share some information with you on PrEP and answer some questions that I am asked frequently...

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LGBTQ,

General Health

If You’re Over 50, Take a Look at New Shingles Vaccine

Submitted by Dr. Scott Olewiler

It’s safer and more effective When I was 32, I came down with the viral infection known as shingles. The rash around my chest that lasted for about 10 days was bad enough, but the worst part was the months of pain that followed. My damaged nerves burned at the slightest contact; even a shirt...

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Family Health,

Wellness

It’s Time to Quit Smoking. We Can Help.

Submitted by Kelly Thompson, Respiratory Therapist

Each year about 1.3 million smokers quit. Are you ready? According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths per year which turns out to be 1 in 5 deaths in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that smoking is the cause of...

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General Health,

Health Screenings,

Lung Health

Dry Needling as a Non-Opioid Alternative to Reduce Pain

Millions of Americans suffer from acute and chronic pain. Beebe’s Physical Rehabilitation department is taking steps to find treatments that can offer patients relief without opioid medication. When pain attacks, often symptoms can be localized to a specific location or can radiate outward and...

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Family Health,

Physical Rehabilitation,

General Health

The Subtle Signs of Heart Problems

Submitted by Dr. M. L. Ray Kuretu

As medical director of Beebe Healthcare’s Cardiac Surgery Program, I’ve been operating on hearts for more than 40 years. I’ve seen too many patients who learn they have heart disease when they collapse from a heart attack. But an ailing heart gives off warning signs if you stop to listen. And the...

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Heart Health,

Wellness,

General Health

Feeling Depressed? It Could Be Your Thyroid

Submitted by Dr. Samaneh Dowlatshahi

A hormonal dip could be behind your blues When we’re feeling down, most of us naturally connect our mood to our brain. Depression is, after all, a mental health disorder caused by changes in our brain chemicals. Except when it isn’t. If you or a family member is feeling depressed or foggy the...

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Women's Health,

General Health,

Family Health

Google can provide health data, if not health wisdom

Submitted by Jeffrey Hawtof, MD, FAAFP

Doctor can put internet research in context for you Every day, my patients research their health problems online and bring me their ideas about what might be wrong. Perhaps they’ve lost a little weight, feel tired, and then come to me, convinced that they have a dire ailment. The data they’ve...

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General Health,

Wellness

Feeling off-kilter? It could be hormonal

Submitted by Dr. Mark Facciolo

Out of all the systems of the human body, the hormone-producing glands of the endocrine system may be the least understood. Patients don’t head to their doctor’s office complaining that their adrenal gland isn’t doing its job or because something is wrong with their pineal gland. At the same time,...

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General Health,

Family Health,

Wellness,

Surgery

Finding Lung Cancer Early Saves Lives

Submitted by Victor Banzon, MD

Evidence-based screening can find cancer before it spreads Doctors who treat lung cancer want to catch the disease in its earliest stages, before patients even start showing symptoms. That’s because symptoms — such as a cough that does not go away, weight loss, or chest pain that is worse with deep...

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Cancer Care,

Health Screenings,

Lung Health,

General Health