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Eating Right on a Budget
By Stacy Pelletier, Registered Dietitian Nutrition plays a large role in both our physical and mental health. With the cost of food on the rise, eating right when money is...
Genetic Causes of Heart Disease: Lipoprotein (a)
My sister Catherine died of a heart attack in her sleep. She was only 23 years old. She had elevated Lipoprotein (a), an incredibly common condition that affects as many...
All about AFib and your Heart Health
By Dr. Bruce Andrus I have been a practicing physician for more than 30 years. During the years I spent as a physician at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, I did some...
When is a good time to visit the Emergency Department?
By Christina Harlow Since the fall, emergency departments across Vermont are being overcrowded with patients. There are many reasons for this. First, we are in a “triple-demic” with RSV, Covid,...
Shovel Snow Safely this Winter with these Helpful Tips
Before enjoying snowy activities like skiing, snowboarding and sledding, you have to get the car out of the driveway first. That’s when you go grab the shovel. We can all...
Important Ways to Cope with Mental Health this Holiday Season
Emily Pizzale The holiday season is a time to be with family, but it can be difficult and triggering for people who don’t have families or have suffered great loss...
4 Important Tips to Help You Better Handle Diabetes Nutrition Over the Holidays
By Anne Hutchinson Registered Dietician November brings the start of the holiday season, often the first snowfall and Diabetes Awareness Month. For many folks with diabetes, the holiday season presents...
All You Need to Know About Diabetes
Katie John, FNP-BC Diabetes Management Provider It’s time for National Diabetes Month. This November diabetes educators not only want to bring attention to diabetes, but we also want to focus...
A Lesson About Domestic Violence and Types of Abuse; Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
By Hillary Sylvester Gifford Midwife When I was in fifth grade we were assigned a persuasive writing piece. The assignment was to find a local service within the community that...
Breast Cancer Concerns, Mammograms and Biopsies
Gifford General Surgeon, Dr. Dawn Holman Breast cancer is a very common cancer and the most common cancer for women. According to the American Cancer Society, in Vermont from 2014-2018,...
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
By Emily Pizzale Recently the 988-suicide lifeline was created to increase access to support around suicidal thoughts, plans and actions. The establishment of this easy-to-remember, 3-digit lifeline illustrates the current...
Vaccinations and Viruses
By Dr. Josh White Gifford Chief Medical Officer Kids are back in school, trees are showing hints of color and local pharmacies are starting to advertise, “Get Your Flu Shots...
Answering Your Questions About Colonoscopies
By Dr. Aleksandr Sokolovsky According to the CDC, colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S. What makes it so dangerous is that it is very difficult...
Gifford and VTC Sim Lab a Winning Combination for Nurses and Students
Not only is Gifford committed to keeping our community safe, but it is also our responsibility to make sure our nurses and nursing students continue to get the very best...
Making Healthy Choices During Fair Season
As we enter the final weeks of summer, there are plenty of fun activities still going on in our area. Many of these activities involve food. There’s no better example...
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