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The capacity of the body to create new life is still a medical fascination. We do know that the cardiovascular system plays a critical role in allowing a body to accommodate for the new life. It has the capacity to…

If you couldn't understand your healthcare provider, would you trust them?

Trusting a healthcare provider does not come naturally for some patients, especially if they don't speak the same…

Written by Jennifer Shanahan, RD, CDN
 
Are you snacking more often?  Social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus is keeping many of us at home to stay safe, but it is also…

Written by Beverly Elliott, MSN, ANP-C, CCDS

Typically, our heart beats in a regular "rhythm" between 60 and 100 beats per minute. It is regulated by a specialized group of cells called the sino-…

We want to congratulate two of our doctors for being named Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2021! 

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May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. We wanted to take this opportunity to explain what hypertension is, what you can do to monitor it and what risk factors can predispose you to it. 

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Written by Erik LeRoy, American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist

During these uncertain times, it is easy for fear, anxiety, frustration and boredom to set…

How does stress affect your heart? While under stress, our hypothalamus, a tiny control center in our brain sends out signals to release stress hormones. When this happens, your heart races and your breath quickens.…

Written by Jennifer J. Shanahan, RD, CDN

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a 30% lower risk of cardiovascular events such as a heart attack or stroke.

The…

Through the injection of a radioactive tracer, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) procedures are useful in diagnosing and staging various cancers, identifying heart disease and early detection of brain disorders…