By Nicholas Behunin, MD What does seeing 20/20 mean? In the eye clinic, 20/20 vision refers to normal vision while standing twenty feet from the eye chart. If someone has 20/100 vision, he or she must stand twenty feet from the chart to see what a person with normal...
By JR Martin According to a recent Gallup poll, medical costs are still among the top worries that we experience as Americans. It seems we fear the costs associated with accidents and disease as much as the problems themselves. Healthcare costs are a hot topic. Democrats and Republicans alike...
Dear Stapley, What is sterile compounding? Dear Seeking Understanding in Washington, Compounding is the combination of two or more traditional medications which are not being tolerated well in the traditional oral manner. Sterile compounding involves creating a pharmaceutical medication in an environment free from viruses, bacteria, or any other potentially infectious microorganisms. This type of compounding is used...
By Bentley Murdock Let’s learn from all relational influence of 2019 and create more nutritional intentionality for 2020. We’re all surrounded by people who love and care for us and who show that love in many different ways—especially around holidays, celebrations, parties, and get-togethers. Our friends and family members...
By Michael W. Manning, DO When it comes to joint replacement surgery, patients want a surgeon who can work with a higher level of accuracy. Advancements in medical technologies are rapidly evolving. Examples of these include assisted surgical devices, minimally invasive procedures for knee and hip replacements, rapid recovery protocols,...
By Dr. David Roos, Dean of Students, Rocky Vista University, Southern Utah What do you have in common with every other person reading this article? Other than the ability to read, another thing you have in common with everyone else is your desire to be happy. Very few of us...
By Riverside Medical Arts A few years ago, I came across an old Disney cartoon entitled The Ugly Duckling. I recognized it as one I had seen as a child. As the story goes, a mother duck has many beautiful ducklings, but one does not look like the others....
By Restore Bio+Clinic Alzheimer’s disease is the only one of the nation’s ten most common causes of death with no effective treatment. More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, but it impacts more than 15 million people who are family members, friends,...
“The Jubilee of Trees is a wonderful time of the year when community and hospital members come together with a common goal to benefit the future of our hospital,” said Mitch Cloward, Administrator of Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center. The 36th Annual Jubilee of Trees will be held Thursday,...
By Fusion Pharmacy Perhaps you or a loved one have been afflicted with one of the ailments or diseases on the list that hemp/CBD oil is touted as helping. This list includes Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Huntington’s disease, hypoxia-ischemia injury, pain, depression, cancer, nausea, inflammatory...
