Laura Pollard of Elizabethtown had contemplated weight loss surgery for 10 years or more, but something always stopped her from doing it. Finally, she convinced herself she was happy. “I thought, ‘I love me. My family loves me. My friends love me,’” she said. She didn’t have any weight-related health issues, although she did have […]
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Vaccines protect against deadly, preventable diseases
Vaccines are the safest, proven method of preventing adults and children from contracting a wide variety of potentially deadly diseases. Recently, some parents have decided to delay or refuse vaccinating their children due to misinformation about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. However, research and real-world examples prove that it’s imperative to get vaccinated, for […]
STEMI alert
Imagine holding your breath underwater. Now imagine that you couldn’t return to the surface. This is similar to what the heart experiences during an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).