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Read Time: 6 Minutes Did you know? In Missouri, lung cancer is the most common type of non-skin cancer among both men and women. Kan Huang, MD, PhD, MS, a medical oncologist and hematologist, and the medical director of the Infusion Center at the Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer Institute (DDCI), answers frequently asked questions about the disease. What is ...

Read Time: 4 Minutes At age 91, Mabel Godfrey is now in her 22nd year of volunteering at The Phelps Health Lily Pad Gift Shop. You can find the longtime Rolla resident there like clockwork on Thursday mornings and on Saturdays. “I especially enjoy volunteering on Saturdays,” Mabel said. “This way, employees who work the weekends also have a chance ...

Read Time: 3 Minutes Choosing where to receive healthcare services is an important decision. With so many options available, the choice can sometimes feel overwhelming. Many factors should be considered when deciding where to get medical care. The types of treatments and procedures available at different hospitals and healthcare systems should be taken into account, as should the quality of ...

Read Time: 3 Minutes David Baker, of Steelville, Missouri, is thankful for an important visit to his Phelps Health cardiologist 2 years ago. David, who is 69 and has a history of heart issues, was experiencing shortness of breath. His cardiologist, sensing something wasn’t right, sent him to have X-rays and a cardiac catheterization procedure, which involves guiding a thin ...

Read Time: 2 Minutes Bruce Southard has been a smoker for the past 40 years, and he estimates that he smokes about half a pack of cigarettes per day. The 64-year-old Rolla resident is considered a heavy smoker, and because of this, Bruce has a high risk of developing lung cancer, the third most common cancer in the US. Already ...

The flu is a contagious disease, but it’s not the only thing that can spread. Sometimes, rumors or misinformation about the flu or flu vaccines also “go viral.” Two Phelps Health primary care providers – Jordan Priest, DNP, FNP-BC, and Rachel Jang, FNP-C, who both specialize in family medicine, debunk eight common myths about the flu and flu vaccine. Myth ...

Read Time: 1 Minute Tate Michael Huffman was the first baby born at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri, in 2023, arriving bright and early at 3:00 AM, Monday, January 2, 2023. He weighed 8 pounds, 11.1 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. His mother and father, Shelby and David Huffman, of Vienna, Missouri, welcomed Tate into this world. This is ...

Read Time: 4 Minutes If you haven’t already, you may soon notice new volunteers rounding at Phelps Health. These volunteers, complete with their official badges, are of the four-legged variety. Crystal Lorah, director of Auxiliary and Volunteer Services at Phelps Health, is pleased to announce the arrival of therapy dogs to the healthcare organization. Crystal attended a conference a few ...

Read Time: 4 Minutes Chet Saladin remembers one day he was playing golf when he suffered a heart attack. “I was on the 16th green…and I started not feeling very good,” said Chet, a 77-year-old avid golfer who lives in Rolla. When he didn’t think he could finish the game, Chet told his fellow golfing buddies that he was going ...

Read Time: 2 Minutes The following Q&A is provided by Phelps Health Cardiologist Fawad Virk, MD, FACC. Q: What is a heart attack? A: A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood in arteries to the heart is clogged. This blockage can lead to heart muscle damage. If left untreated, the heart muscle becomes weak and cannot pump blood ...