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Vaping Isn’t the Safer Choice You Think It Is
Many people believe vaping is a harmless alternative to smoking, but that’s not exactly true. Here's what you should know about the real risks of e-cigarettes.
Sky Lakes’ Guide to Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how the body regulates blood sugar. There are several types, each with different causes and treatment approaches.
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Is Your Diet Affecting Your Medications?
You may be taking other prescriptions, supplements, or over-the-counter drugs that might affect your prescriptions' effects; foods can also interact with your meds.
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Specialty Pharmacy is More Than Just a Pharmacy
Specialty pharmacies deal with specialty medications that cannot be found in retail pharmacies. Specialty pharmacies focus on high-cost products that treat complex disease states.
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How to dispose of unwanted medication
The best way to dispose of unused, expired, or unwanted medication is through a drug take back site.
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How is Your Prescription Filled?
So you’ve just been to the doctor’s office and you’ve been prescribed a medication. What happens between you leaving the clinic and picking up your prescription from a pharmacist?
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Do you know the difference between physical and occupational therapy?
Physical therapy and occupational therapy are different rehabilitation treatments. Here are some other things many people don’t know about physical and occupational therapies.
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The Path to Physical Rehab & Recovery
Rehabilitation plays an important role in preventative care and recovery whether you have an injury, illness, or are managing a chronic condition.
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Know your shoulders
Your shoulders are not only the most mobile joint in your body, but they’re also one of the most unstable joints. Our shoulder joints are made up of bone, tendon, and ligaments. The ball of the upper arm (the humerus) is larger than the...
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Sky Lakes Cancer Care Follows NCCN Guidelines
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an organization that you may not be familiar with, they are extremely influential in defining the roadmap for cancer treatment around the world. Their mission is to improve and facilitate quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care...
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Have you thought about your next cancer screenings?
There are a variety of reasons someone may get cancer: lifestyle, environment, and infectious disease are the most common causes for preventable cancers. But some cancers aren’t preventable, which is why it is important to talk to your doctor about your risk level and...
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New Robot in the Emergency Department Increases Access to Stroke Care
Sky Lakes recently upgraded our Stroke Robot to the TelaDoc Mini, an incredible asset to our Emergency Department and Stroke Program. Sky Lakes contracts with Providence TeleStroke, a network of on-call neurologists that diagnose and treat strokes within seconds of a stroke patient arriving...