Salisbury Pharmacy Intern Shelby Wilson shows a customer one of the better Rollators and how to handle it. CDN
Family caregivers of people with illnesses, injuries or disabilities sometimes spend more time thinking about those they care for than themselves. It’s important to remember that self-care is essential to providing good care to others and must include eating well.
Clinton Sinor EMS workers give a grand smile. Pictured are, from left, EMT Tristan Emery, Paramedic Lindsey Cearlock, EMT Lauren Crothers, EMR Jason Lambeth and Critical Care Paramedic Michelle Addington.
High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke, but typically shows no symptoms. Understanding the role cholesterol plays, potential risk factors and how to manage it are important aspects of protecting your heart health.
Alliance Home Health RN Shirley Boatwright wraps an Unna boot on Jamie Gates’ leg in order to provide compression. CDN
Priority Home Medical Equipment Sales Manager Terri Harrelson opens a bag of materials for the kid nebulizers.
Alliance Health Certified Nurse Midwife Lela Cupp looks up at the ultrasound monitor and maneuvers the controls. CDN
For some, the holidays may be the happiest season of all, but for others the hectic pace and endless to-do lists can take a real toll on their mental health. This year, the impact is heightened by a global health pandemic.
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If you’re often short of breath during everyday activities, your chest feels tight, or you cough a lot, you may be chalking it up to getting older, having allergies, or being a smoker (now or in the past). Fortunately, there’s a way to know whether something more may be at play. Consider getting a lung function test to find out if you have a serious condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Knowing the cause of your cough and breathing problems will not Life is only help you manage your symptoms – it’ll help you feel better, too.