If you’re 45 or older, it’s time to talk with your doctor about scheduling a colonoscopy. In fact, if you have a family history of colorectal cancer or other risk factors, your primary care provider might recommend that you start earlier. Why? Early diagnosis can change the outcome dramatically.
A good deal on what appears to be a name brand can carry a steep cost. Counterfeit car seats are becoming increasingly common, and they may not keep babies safe.
With millions affected and serious health risks, understanding how to manage diabetes is important.
For hard-to-treat depression, advanced options like ECT, TMS and Spravato offer new hope. Learn how AnMed's team can help you find relief.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. New guidelines recommend mammograms for all women starting at age 40. Early detection is key to survival. Schedule your screening at AnMed today.
Pregnancy is a time filled with anticipation and joy but perhaps uncertainty. Dr. Robert Heineck of AnMed OBGYN shares these practical tips and strategies to ensure a smooth and fulfilling pregnancy as well as a happy and healthy baby.
The earlier the diagnosis, the better the prognosis–but diagnosis can be tricky. Be open and honest with your doctor.
AnMed has won five quality achievement awards from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program, headlined by the Stroke Gold Award, the Heart Failure Gold Award and the Resuscitation Gold Award.
Anderson University football coach Bobby Lamb said he is thankful that Dr. Andrea Pitts and AnMed will be available to care for his new team’s players. “College football is well known to be a physical game, and with that comes the understanding that injuries will occur, no matter how many steps we take to prevent them."
Kendra Powell loves to crochet, and she loves to care for new moms and babies as a registered nurse and international board-certified lactation consultant at AnMed Maternity Center. So she was moved to hand-craft something for babies to cuddle and grasp while they’re in the intermediate nursery and away from their moms.
With more than 100 active reservists and veterans of the U.S. armed services on the team at AnMed, the health system takes special interest and pride in celebrating and supporting veterans.
She’s ranked No. 1 in her division in karate. She runs a ministry of sign language at area churches. She graduated with a degree in accounting at age 48 after succeeding in a starkly different career. Now, as part of an extra, truly personal contribution to her day job, she’s making blankets for babies who she helps deliver at the AnMed Maternity Center.
Tracy Estrich is a surgical technologist who’s made a habit of delivering wonders.