You probably know about mammograms and colon cancer screening. But if you currently smoke or smoked in the past, there is another screening you may not have heard nearly as much about: low-dose CT lung cancer screening. The appointment is short. The actual scan takes about 30 seconds. And for people who qualify, screening may […]
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Your Screening Questions Answered
October brings plenty of reminders about breast cancer awareness. But awareness often leads to more questions. When should I start getting mammograms? What does it mean if I have dense breasts? Does my family history change when I should be screened? And where can I go for screening close to home? These are important questions, […]
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Your Child’s Most Important School Supply Isn’t in a Backpack
From well-child visits and sports physicals to sleep routines and mental health check-ins, here’s how to help your child start the school year healthy and confident. There is something about August that makes life feel like a race. New backpacks. New shoes. New teachers. Parents spend hours checking off school supply lists, comparing lunch boxes, […]
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Travel Smart Stay Healthy
You packed the swimsuits. You booked the hotel. You remembered the chargers. But what about your medications? Every summer, people spend weeks planning where they’re going and very little time planning how they’ll stay healthy once they get there. Then someone forgets an inhaler, runs out of medication, gets a stomach bug, or realizes they […]
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The Screenings Men Should Not Skip
Let’s be honest for a second. Most men do not come in unless something is wrong. Not “I should probably get that checked.” Not “this has been bothering me for a while.” It is usually, “this is bad enough now that I had to come in.” We see it every week in the clinic. And […]
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What Outdoor Lovers Should Know About Skin Cancer
It doesn’t have to be summer to get too much sun. In Wisconsin & Minnesota, we wait all winter to get back outside. The first warm days hit, and suddenly we’re walking, golfing, gardening, or sitting at a game, usually without thinking about sunscreen. But here’s what most people don’t realize. Skin damage builds over […]
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