Your husband has just returned from a visit with your primary-care physician. When you ask him what the doctor said, he gives you an answer you’ve heard many times before. “Everything’s good.” But is it? Men are often reluctant to…
Mona Bartz’s Sunday School class calls her most Sunday mornings to sing a hymn with her over the phone. The 74-year-old hospice patient hasn’t let a terminal cancer diagnosis derail her bubbly personality that connects with everyone she comes in…
If you spend time online, you’ve seen the stories. Moms asked to cover up or stop breastfeeding in public as to not offend people around them. While health experts and most of society agree “breast is best” when it comes…
As a hospice nurse, Tena “T.J.” Leich helps patients through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. But not long ago, T.J., 58, needed help herself. When she suffered a dangerous pulmonary embolism, the lifesaving care she received…
Minor illnesses and injuries can strike without warning. When a doctor’s visit isn’t an option, virtual care—an online consultation with a medical provider—can provide a quick, convenient alternative. In the past, Memorial Health System offered virtual care only to patients…
Peripheral neuropathy is caused by damage to the peripheral nerves in the arms and legs. Peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of uncontrolled diabetes and can cause nerve pain. With more than 30 million Americans living with diabetes, the complications…
More than 960 kidney transplants have been performed at Memorial since the program began more than 40 years ago. Court Dickason received a new kidney in one of those 960 transplants, and he has nothing but the highest praise for…
For many patients, rehab can help with recovery from a stroke, heart attack or other serious health conditions. Few, however, are as dedicated to maintaining their health as 85-year-old Chet Gilbert. In late February, Chet marked his 1,000th cardiac rehab…
At the height of World War II, young naval lieutenant John Schaeffer helped construct supply bases in the South Pacific—building airstrips, mobile hospitals and roads on islands dotted across the embattled ocean. At the age of 99, more than 70…
Kati Fryman, BSN, RN, CWON, loves interacting with her patients in an outpatient setting at the Passavant Area Hospital Advanced Wound Healing Center. “Because you see patients multiple times a week, you really get to know them and their family,”…