Many in the medical community now use the phrase “brain attack” in place of “stroke.” That’s because strokes have a lot in common with heart attacks. A heart attack happens when an artery that delivers blood to the heart becomes blocked. Deprived of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood, heart tissue begins to die. Immediate treatment is needed to prevent extensive damage to the heart. Re-read that paragraph and exchange the word “heart” for “brain.” You are now describing a stroke, or brain attack. … [Read more...] about How to Prevent a Brain Attack
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YRMC’s Celebrate Life Health Expo Offering Fun, Learning
Get ready for an event that’s big, mega and even colossal. Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC) Celebrate Life Health Expo 2019 will feature MEGA Body and MEGA Heart – the world’s only portable, inflatable, walk-through exhibits of the human body and the human heart. The Expo will also include a colossal colon, courtesy of Boston Scientific. “Touring MEGA Body, MEGA Heart and the colossal colon is a fun and informative adventure for people of all ages,” said YRMC Director of Marketing and … [Read more...] about YRMC’s Celebrate Life Health Expo Offering Fun, Learning
YRMC’s Genetic Clinic: Information and Tools to Fight Cancer
Have you wondered how scientific research affects real lives? Look no further than the Human Genome Project for an example of how research moved from research labs to patient clinics, like Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) Genetic Clinic in Prescott Valley. How did this information make it into our everyday healthcare world? Oncology Nurse Practitioner Jody Pelusi, PhD, FNP, AOCP, who oversees cancer genetic testing at YRMC’s Genetic Clinic recalls, for example, that breast cancer … [Read more...] about YRMC’s Genetic Clinic: Information and Tools to Fight Cancer
How to Safely Dispose of Your Old Medication
Do you have expired or partially used prescription medications in your medicine chest, in the back of your kitchen cabinet or stashed in a drawer? Many people keep old pills for years with the best intentions. We want to get rid of them, but often don’t know how to dispose of them properly. We’re concerned about accidentally allowing the medications to get in the wrong hands or taint the environment and simply let them stack up for years. “It’s important to quit taking expired medications and … [Read more...] about How to Safely Dispose of Your Old Medication
Heart Valve Disease: Five Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
In years past, your grandfather may have written off his shortness of breath to old age. Even people diagnosed early in life with heart conditions often didn’t link their decreased energy or their dizziness decades later to their heart conditions. Today, primary care physicians and cardiologists are tuned into subtle changes that may signal heart valve disease – a condition that can affect people in their 40s or 80s. “People are taking better care of themselves and living longer,” said … [Read more...] about Heart Valve Disease: Five Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
Learning From YRMC’s Patient Blood Management Symposium
Science and history intersected during Patient Blood Management: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) sixth Patient Blood Management (PBM) Symposium. Approximately 350 people – PBM advocates from across the Southwest, physicians, nurses, college students and more – gathered for the most recent PBM Symposium at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center in Prescott. Throughout the world, even more streamed the symposium live on laptops, smartphones and other … [Read more...] about Learning From YRMC’s Patient Blood Management Symposium
Power Up Your Plate with Heart Healthy, Colorful Fruits, Vegetables
Colorful fruits and vegetables, like vibrant, fresh herbs, juicy, red tomatoes and bright orange carrots are packed with a variety of compounds called phytochemicals. These help to keep us healthy every day. However, for preventing and reversing disease, plants that are deep red, purple, blue or even black (which is often very dark purple), are real superfoods. Many of these plants derive their color from a special group of compounds called anthocyanins. Studies have repeatedly linked … [Read more...] about Power Up Your Plate with Heart Healthy, Colorful Fruits, Vegetables
Neurosurgeon Puts Life Lessons from His Youth to Work
John Spitalieri, D.O., believes in “repairing before replacing.” His parents – his mother a music teacher and his father a math/science teacher – impressed this value on him while growing up in New Jersey. “Whether we were fixing the car or repairing the lawnmower, it was my job and my brother’s job to help our dad,” said Dr. Spitalieri. “We would hold the light so he could see what he was working on or he would have us fetch a tool for him.” Fast forward to 2018 and the Yavapai Regional … [Read more...] about Neurosurgeon Puts Life Lessons from His Youth to Work
YRMC Launches One-Stop Online Career Center
How do you describe the appeal of the Prescott area to someone who has never been here before? Superlatives such as cleanest, friendliest and most active come to mind. You’d want to describe the beautiful setting and the variety of cultural and recreational opportunities. Now, add the task of sharing an inside view of what it’s like to work for one of the largest and most progressive employers in the area, and you’d have an exciting and rewarding challenge in store. This is how Yavapai … [Read more...] about YRMC Launches One-Stop Online Career Center
3D Tomosynthesis Mammography Units Added to YRMC Imaging Sites
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) introduced two additional 3D Tomosynthesis mammography units to their imaging sites earlier this year, bringing the total to three in the YRMC network. The evidence is clear that Tomosynthesis – 3D mammography – is a more precise screening for breast cancer for certain women. According to YRMC BreastCare Center Imaging Operations Manager Kathleen Hoffer, “3D mammography is becoming the standard, especially for women with dense breast tissue, and we want … [Read more...] about 3D Tomosynthesis Mammography Units Added to YRMC Imaging Sites