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It seems like every year the summer weather hits earlier and hotter. Whether youโre gardening in your backyard, jogging at the track, or out and about running chores, when the mercury climbs, your body has to work harder to keep cool. โWhen pushed too far, your body can run [...]
Summertime means fun, fireworks, and food cooked on the barbecue. Itโs also primetime for burns, whether from grill flare-ups, sparkler mishaps, or barefoot walks on hot surfaces. If you have been burned, the first step is to assess it carefully, says CentraStateโs chair of Emergency Medicine Jeremy Dayner, MD. [...]
When you roll your neck to release tension after looking down at your phone for too long, you are instinctively doing somatic stretching. Itโs your bodyโs way of releasing sore, overworked muscles. Over time, muscles can become chronically tight due to stress, injuries and repetitive activities. This can negatively [...]
Esophageal cancer is highly treatable when found at an early stage. At the Statesir Cancer Center at CentraState, patients with early-stage esophageal cancer may be eligible for a state-of-the art, non-surgical treatment that allows for a quicker return to work, family, and daily activities. Board-certified thoracic surgeon Igor Brichkov, [...]
While it canโt treat a urinary tract infection (UTI), natural, tart cranberry juice may help prevent recurrent UTIs by flushing the bladder of infection-causing bacteria. โIf you have frequent UTIs, drinking natural cranberry juice certainly canโt hurt,โ says CentraState OB/GYN Angela Markman, MD. โBut itโs important to use proven prevention [...]
Doug Brooks has struggled with his weight since high school, and it continued to climb through adulthood. Four years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Howell resident to work from home, his weight spiked from 220 pounds to 300 pounds. Easily fatigued and experiencing excruciating hip and knee pain, [...]
Many patients and their families are hesitant to seek palliative care services because itโs often confused with hospice. While both types of care focus on patient comfort, there are distinct differences. Vikranta Sharma, MD, a hospice and palliative medicine specialist at CentraState, provides her perspectives. What is palliative care? Palliative [...]
Gary Trioloโs workday started like any other โ going through paperwork, checking email and answering calls โ until his world suddenly started spinning out of control. โI looked up and the room started to spin to the left in slow motion,โ explains Gary, who serves as the director of Food [...]
When Cynthia James was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) โ a chronic, debilitating disease of the central nervous system โ she couldโve scaled back her commitments while processing her new reality. Instead, she found ways to help others with the disease. Six years ago, with a career she loved, a [...]
Leading thoracic surgeon Igor Brichkov, MD, has joined CentraState Healthcare System, expanding access to the latest procedures for lung and esophageal cancers and benign conditions. Dr. Brichkov is board-certified in thoracic surgery and fellowship-trained in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. โNew procedures are available to treat many thoracic conditions, and Iโm [...]
