[caption id="attachment_54772" align="alignright" width="292"] Tamara Pinto, NP, family nurse practitioner, Beacon Medical Group Bristol[/caption] Spring has sprung and so have the ticks. Tick season has arrived earlier than normal due to the unseasonably mild weather we have been having. We all need to be aware of...
Did you ever get chicken pox as a child? If so, you’re unfortunately a candidate for shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of chicken pox virus, and it’s quite common, affecting about one in three adults at some point in their life. We spoke with Lisa...
Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech partnered together in 2022 to create the Beacon School of Nursing to address the nursing shortage in our community and support equitable economic prosperity in underrepresented minorities. This is a first-person perspective from Erica Poley, RN, a Beacon Scholar...
It’s time for spring cleaning! There’s just something about warmer weather and more sunshine that gives many people the itch to really clean house. But before you get started, make sure you’re prepared to clean as safely as possible. After all, ladders can tip, chemicals...
It all started with a simple home improvement project. Marisa Allen Ranges’ husband was changing some floor tiles. Rushing to answer a phone call, Maria slipped and fell on the wet tile. “I didn’t think anything of it,” she said. [caption id="attachment_54537" align="alignright" width="281"] Dr. Gregg Ebersole,...
We heard the news that Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, is dealing with a cancer diagnosis. She has talked about the struggle of sharing this news with her children in a caring, intentional way. Members of our Beacon Health System team regularly work with parents...
Beacon Health System and Ivy Tech partnered together in 2022 to create the Beacon School of Nursing to address the nursing shortage in our community and support equitable economic prosperity in underrepresented minorities. This is a first-person perspective from Christy Hargraves, a Beacon Scholar who...
Are you looking for more energy? More money in your pocket? How about a lower risk of heart disease and cancer? If you smoke cigarettes, stopping can do all this for you and more. It might not be easy, but it’s a valuable investment in...
[caption id="attachment_54473" align="alignleft" width="447"] Suriya Van der Oord playing on the volleyball court.[/caption] The volleyball gene seems to run in the Van der Oord family. Suriya Van der Oord is a crackerjack volleyball athlete, taking after her parents. She has been involved with club volleyball since...
[caption id="attachment_54465" align="alignright" width="306"] Mary Dunn and Dr. Daniel Srikureja, Beacon Medical Group surgeon[/caption] Mary Dunn, who lives in Niles, looks and feels healthy today due in large part to the robotics surgery she had in January at Memorial Hospital when doctors removed part of her...
