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What to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines for Teens
September 3, 2021
Read Time: Two Minutes Check out these helpful tips about the COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 and up. The [COVID-19] vaccines have been shown to be very effective at preventing illness due to COVID-19 ...
Exercise, Medication and Diet Changes Key to Treating High Cholesterol
August 24, 2021
Read Time: Three Minutes High levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides, is also called "hyperlipidemia." Hyperlipidemia can lead to your blood vessels getting blocked with fatty deposits, limiting blood flow ...
Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer Institute Earns Reaccreditation From Commission on Cancer
June 4, 2021
Read Time: Three Minutes The Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer Institute (DDCI) has earned accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), for another three years ...
Coping With Grief and Loss During COVID-19
February 17, 2021
Read Time: 16 Minutes Paige Heitman talks with Phil Cox, interim director for the Auxiliary and Pastoral Care, about experiencing grief and loss in the time of COVID-19 during a recent radio broadcast of Phelps ...
What Happens After a COVID-19 Infection?
February 2, 2021
Read Time: 22 Minutes Brian Kriete, MD, an ENT (or ear, nose and throat) physician and medical director of Surgical Services with Phelps Health, talks about what happens after people are infected with COVID-19 and ...
Q&A With the Phelps Health Foundation
January 28, 2021
Read Time: Three Minutes Below is a Q&A about how the Phelps Health Foundation helps support the mission of Phelps Health. What is a foundation? A foundation like ours [Phelps Health Foundation] is a separate ...
Breaking Down mRNA Vaccines
January 25, 2021
Read Time: Two Minutes Answers provided by Brian Kriete, MD, a Phelps Health ENT (ear, nose and throat) physician and medical director of surgical services at Phelps Health, and Cory Offutt, MD, a Phelps Health ...
Phelps Health's Dr. Cory Offutt Answers Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines
January 15, 2021
Read Time: Three Minutes Cory Offutt, MD, a Phelps Health family medicine physician, answers common questions about COVID-19 vaccines. Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? “It [COVID-19 vaccine] is very safe,” Dr. Offutt said. “It is ...
Which Face Masks Help Protect You and Others?
January 6, 2021
Read Time: Two Minutes Face masks are one of the best ways to help slow the spread of COVID-19. James Bass, MD, a Phelps Health family medicine physician, discusses the different types of face masks ...
Addressing Flu Myths and Misconceptions
December 1, 2020
Below are some common myths and misconceptions about the flu vaccine. The following information is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Can the flu vaccine give me the flu? No, flu ...