Your Health

Dr. Jason Denton, Deaconess Clinic Podiatry​

Welcome runners!  This article is all about keeping YOUR feet healthy and feeling good. Not only am I a podiatrist, but I’m also an avid runner. I’m sharing some helpful tips—both personal and professional--about keeping your active feet healthy.




 

Grant Glackman, patient and Dr. Rubin Bahuva, Deaconess Clinic Gastroenterologist

You’ve heard that colon cancer screening saves lives. In this article, a patient shares his story about how a routine colonoscopy may’ve saved his life at the age of 61. He and his doctor together explain what a colonoscopy is, and why it’s important.  

Anne McLaughlin, MD, Deaconess Clinic Allergist 

Are you sneezing, sniffling and itching?  If not, you may be soon.  Even though winter has lasted a long time this year, the spring will be upon us in the near future.  

Majed Koleilat, MD, & Shannon Vickers, NP, Deaconess Clinic Allergy
 
If your allergy symptoms aren’t always managed through medications and avoidance, a next step may be allergy immunotherapy (allergy injections).  Allergy injections, commonly called allergy shots, are a way to make you less allergic to certain allergens.

Carolyn Burns, Clinical Dietitian, Deaconess Weight Loss Solutions

As a dietitian, the most common reason people give for not sticking to a healthy eating routine is a lack of time for meal preparation. When people tell me this, I like to tell them about the benefits of using a slow cooker.