Colon cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer in the U.S. but can be successfully treated if found early with a colonoscopy. Please don't skip your due date.
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The Wrist: Few Bones—Huge Impact
Such a small area of the body can make a large impact on wrist or hand fractures, injuries from falls, or a condition such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Learn more - prevention and treatment.
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Side Effects are Normal and Healthy After COVID-19 Vaccination
by Thomas Haus, M.D., Family Medicine When you realize you don’t feel well after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, tell yourself, “This is a good and healthy response!” Changing your mindset may help get you through a few days of pain and discomfort. Vaccines, including the vaccine created to protect against COVID-19, work by making the...
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Strep Throat or Sore Throat?
Although strep commonly affects children, anyone can get it and, if left untreated, it can be more serious than you might think.
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7 Steps to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Breathing is essential for life, and healthy lungs help keep us healthier overall. When lungs aren't healthy, it negatively impacts the rest of your body in many areas. Improving the quality of your indoor air is within your control.
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Sleep Apnea: Its Risks Go Beyond Just Snoring
Without enough hours of uninterrupted sleep, you may experience daytime tiredness, weight gain, brain fog, or other sleep-related symptoms. For many common sleep disorders, treatment is available.
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Eliana Kea is Glacial Ridge’s First Baby of 2021
Eliana Kea was the first baby born in 2021 at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. Eliana, who weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches long, was born at 10:48 a.m. on January 4 to proud parents Kiara Quade and Brady Nelson from Belgrade. Pictured in back are midwife Jessie van der Hagen, CNM, CNP (left) who...
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As COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out, Glacial Ridge Hospital Employees Step Up to Get Theirs
“This is a remarkable accomplishment for science,” said Dr. Schlueter as he received the first COVID vaccine administered at Glacial Ridge Hospital, Glenwood, MN.
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New Treatments, Relief for Recent or Chronic Pain
In addition to doctors prescribing non-opioid medications for patients with chronic or new pain, therapy services takes a comprehensive approach to providing pain relief. These interventions give hope of recovery from chronic pain and are part of a program referred to as the Pain Neuroscience Education + Program.
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Shoulder Conditions: Rotator Cuff Injuries and Dislocations
Rotator cuff tears and dislocations - common conditions that can affect the shoulders - can often be treated without surgery, but if surgery is needed, it can often be done arthroscopically.