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Dr. Fawad Virk Talks Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Health
January 21, 2022
Read Time: 14 Minutes Paige Heitman, director of marketing at Phelps Health, talks with Fawad Virk, MD, FACC, a board-certified cardiologist and interventional cardiologist at Phelps Health, on the Ask the Professionals radio show. Paige ...
Why Is Checking for High Blood Pressure Important?
January 19, 2022
Read Time: Three Minutes By Fawad Virk, MD, FACC Phelps Health When you visit your doctor or healthcare provider, one thing your care team always checks is your blood pressure. But why is monitoring your ...
Phelps Health Nationally Recognized for Medical Excellence, Patient Safety
January 12, 2022
Read Time: Two Minutes Phelps Health has once again been recognized as among the top hospitals and health systems in the nation in select clinical areas. Phelps Health received the 2022 quality award rankings from ...
You Tested Positive for COVID-19. Now What?
January 7, 2022
Read Time: One Minute Most people with COVID-19 have mild illness and can recover at home without medical care. If you test positive for COVID-19, you should stay at home and only leave your house ...
Phelps Health Foundation Philanthropy Director Discusses Year-End Giving
December 22, 2021
Read Time: 17 Minutes Paige Heitman, director of marketing at Phelps Health, talks with Marsha Wayman, CFRE, director of philanthropy at the Phelps Health Foundation, about year-end giving on the Ask the Professionals radio show ...
Phelps Health Foundation Receives $500 Grant for Breast Cancer Awareness
December 20, 2021
Read Time: Two Minutes A woman has a one in eight chance of getting breast cancer during her lifetime. In fact, except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women ...
Phelps Health Applauds 100 Years of Advancing Cancer Care by the Commission on Cancer
December 20, 2021
Read Time: Four Minutes A year-long observance will highlight contributions to cancer care and its impact on improving the quality of care for cancer patients Rolla, MO: In the coming year, the American College of ...
Five Questions About Lung Cancer Answered
November 23, 2021
Read Time: Three Minutes By Thomas Guerrero-Garcia, MD Phelps Health Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, not counting skin cancer. Only prostate cancer is more common in men ...
What to Know: Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening Mammograms
November 23, 2021
Read Time: Seven Minutes Tiffany Henry, RN, Phelps Health Comprehensive Breast Center coordinator, discusses breast cancer awareness and the importance of getting screening mammograms. Why is breast cancer awareness important? “We've [raised awareness about breast ...
Dr. Ratchford Discusses COVID-19 Vaccines and Fertility
November 19, 2021
Read Time: Two Minutes Nathan Ratchford, MD, a Phelps Health gynecologist, talks about whether COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility or pregnancy. Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I’m planning to become pregnant? “The COVID-19 vaccine ...