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Diabetes and Wound Healing: What You Need to Know

BY MICHELLE MORRIS, BSN, RN, director, ProMedica Wound Care Services ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 2023 Did you know that people with diabetes have a more difficult path to wound healing? This isbecause their body is not able to control the person’s blood sugar levels. When blood sugar isheightened for an extended period, it impacts the healthy […]

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Preventing Skin Cancer: Tips for Sun and UV Safety

BY AMANDA NUCKOLS, MSN, FNP-C, AG-ACNP, OCN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2023 One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to the AmericanAcademy of Dermatology. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United Statesand usually occurs due to cell damage caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Skin

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Drowning Can Happen to Anyone; Practice Water Safety This Summer

BY HANNAH EBERLEIN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: APRIL 2023 According to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention, every year in the United States there are an estimated 4,000 fatal unintentional drownings, an average of 11 drowning deaths per day. While children are at the highest risk, anyone can drown. Drowning is preventable and the risk can

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Don’t Miss the Warning Signs of a Hemorrhagic Stroke

https://www.promedica.org/services-and-conditions/stroke BY HISHAM ALHAJALA, MD, Neurologist ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: MAY 2023   Every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke, and every 3.5 minutes someone dies of a stroke, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While an ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke occurring due

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