Schedule your preventive health visit today Preventive health visits are vital for your well-being. They help you maintain your health and identify potential problems. And—as a PacificSource member—they’re free. What to expect: Preventive health visits are routine physicals. Your doctor checks your height, weight, heart rate, and blood pressure. [...]
Preventive care is critical to your overall health. This type of healthcare includes screenings, exams, tests, and immunizations that identify health problems early on so you can take action to keep them from becoming chronic conditions. Here’s a look into a few examples of preventive care: Wellness Visit—This type of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8f1xs1oFf8&w=560&h=315 When you hear information about colorectal cancer and preventive screenings, do you tune out? Maybe you think, ‘I’m not old enough to worry about that, yet,’ or ‘That doesn’t apply to me.’ But what about your family members? Think about your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or even just close [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYC5AS_aonc Colorectal cancer is a slow-growing, deadly cancer. In fact, it’s the second most deadly cancer in the United States. But it doesn’t have to be. Colorectal cancer is highly treatable, and even curable, if it’s caught early enough. Prevention and treatment begin with screenings, particularly for men and women [...]
Primary care provider, PCP, personal physician—these are just a few descriptions for the person you know as: your doctor. Your primary care doctor and their healthcare practice is one of your best healthcare resources. But what does “primary care” really mean? When it comes to primary care, here’s what you [...]
Antibiotics are important and really help when we need them. Using antibiotics when they aren’t needed helps resistant bacteria grow. Antibiotic resistant bacteria cause at least 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths1 every year in the US, and 1/3 of all antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary2. Antibiotics DO NOT work against viral infections like coughs, sore throats, [...]
With today’s technology and healthcare options, people with type 2 diabetes can still live a long, healthy life. These tips offer guidance for living with diabetes for you or others in your life who have been diagnosed. Don’t blame yourself. Type 2 diabetes is a genetic disease. When you [...]
No Shave November is here, and that means it’s time to take a serious look at men’s health. Men’s health has taken a back seat to a lot of other health causes. Because of this, our husbands, brothers, fathers, and friends are dying prematurely from heart disease, prostate cancer, testicular [...]
