Posts Categorized: Healthcare

Intermountain Healthcare Echoes Encouragement of CDC Approved COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters

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The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention has approved updated bivalent booster vaccines for COVID that add Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 components to the vaccines to increase protection against newer variants that are currently circulating in our communities. “COVID-19 remains prevalent in our communities,” said Tamara Sheffield, MD, Intermountain Healthcare medical director of preventive medicine…. Read more »

EPP Enters Texas Market With Eleven Location Practice Affiliation

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Endodontic Practice Partners (EPP), a Nashville-based specialty partnership organization, is excited to announce its expansion into Texas with the addition of North Dallas Endodontics, an 11-location endodontic practice. The new partnership, with 14 doctors and 11 locations, is the largest and most significant to date for Endodontic Practice Partners, an RC Capital portfolio company. The… Read more »

Broadus Rancher Shares Her Experience to Bring Awareness for Women’s Health in Rural Montana

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What began as fatigue that finally couldn’t be ignored soon evolved into a health emergency for Bobbie Myers of Broadus, Montana. This life-changing experience turned Myers into an advocate for the health of rural Montana women and importance of health awareness and access. “I am busy,” Myers said. “I work full-time as a produce manager,… Read more »

New Abbreviated MRI at Intermountain Healthcare Helps Detect Breast Cancer in Women at High Risk

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One in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. One of the ways doctors have increased survival rates is with early detection using annual screening mammography. Now, doctors with Intermountain Healthcare have a new tool for early detection called abbreviated MRI. Using a normal magnetic resonance imaging machine already in hospitals, doctors… Read more »

NYC In-home Care Personalizing Dementia-Friendly Thanksgiving Activity for Seniors with Alzheimer’s

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Thanksgiving Day is around the corner to bring back happy memories of this gracious family holiday. Unfortunately, there are more than 400,000 New Yorkers living with Alzheimer’s disease currently, involving more than 580,000 family members providing care, according to Alzheimer’s Association NYC. For nearly one million New Yorkers, this Thanksgiving calls for a special touch from professionally… Read more »