Category: Healthy Living

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Mammogram: Do It for Your Life

Your annual mammogram is coming up, and you aren’t looking forward to it, but you schedule it anyway. When you show up for your appointment, the friendly woman who greets you at the desk shows you to a room. You disrobe from the waist up, wrap the fresh gown around you, and wait to be...

Three Generation Men
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Real Talk About Men’s Health

Doctor: “Why are you here today?” Man: “My wife made me.” While that joke is a good tension reliever in the doctor’s office, it is often true. When health problems go undiscovered or untreated, men’s risks of an interrupted lifestyle or early death from potentially preventable conditions or diseases increase substantially.

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Swing, batter-batter, swing! Sports Helmets and Concussions

By Kelly Shaner, MS, Athletic Trainer (LAT), Registered Orthopedic Technologist (ROT), ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) While there is no “concussion-proof” helmet, wearing a helmet that is sized for your child’s age and is appropriate for his or her sport is essential. It must be well maintained, worn correctly, and certified for use by the...

Kick-Off Summer Vacation with a 5K
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Kick-Off Summer Vacation with a 5K

Glacial Ridge Health System’s Scrub Run is a 5K fun run/walk along Lake Minnewaska. The family-friendly event is taking place in person this year on Saturday, June 12 at City Park in Glenwood. As we kick off summer vacation, the Scrub Run theme of “I can and I will” marks the spirit behind the event....