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…   How can you keep your brain as healthy as possible as you age? There are three things that I tell my patients to help keep their brains healthy. 1. Be physically active. Set a goal of … lunch with friends, joining a book club or traveling are all ways you can be socially active. I’m a big fan of combining physical and social activity with group exercise! 3. Follow a healthy … and care to meet their specific needs. Our initial appointments are often quite long, but I believe they’re worth the time. Our goal is to keep each patient as happy, healthy and …

… Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions, are top of mind for many people and a condition I help treat regularly in Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. While heart attacks can be … defense. As cardiologist  Charles Olson, MD , my colleague at Methodist Hospital, often says, “I’d rather you come to the emergency room for your indigestion than to stay at home for your … will have forgone the important early interventions that emergency responders can provide.  I can’t stress this enough: During a heart attack, minutes matter for your long-term cardiac and …

… a renewed effort to celebrate, support and promote breastfeeding. Yet, some of the questions I receive from parents tell me there’s still a lot of awareness to be raised about not only the …

… expected to grow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that by 2040, 26% of adults in the U.S. will have arthritis. The accompanying symptoms – often joint pain and …

… “I’ve been blessed to work in two areas of the nursing profession that I absolutely fell in love with – women’s health and informatics,” said Methodist’s director of … Kozel’s career in a new direction when a clinical lead was needed for the project team. “I’ve always had an interest in technology – that kind of brain and skill set,” she said. “One of …

… blood transfusion. “My mom’s blood was attacking my blood in utero,” Maxwell said. “So the day I was born, I had to have a complete exchange transfusion. They had to drain all of my blood and give me new blood. Without that transfusion, I wouldn’t have lived.” Without that transfusion, she added, she wouldn’t have been given the …

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… Chris Harris, BSN, RN, is always drawn toward the patient's children.   “It’s probably because I wish someone would have done that with me when I was a kid going through stressful times, and no one ever did,” said Chris. “I had to learn the hard way.” Chris is an important part of the Methodist Health System across …