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Blog Posts in August

Kids, Sports and Safety

25-Aug-2015

What you can do to help keep your child healthier and lower their risk of injury. Recently, two doctors from Washington Township Medical Foundation’s (WTMF) Sports Medicine program---Russell Nord, MD, and Michael Goldin, MD—held a one-day clinic giving low cost, pre-participation sports ...
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Confused About What Health Insurance is Right for You? This Free Service Can Help.

25-Aug-2015

Finding the right health insurance plan for you or your family can be a complicated matter. That’s why Washington Hospital offers Health Insurance Information Services (HIIS), a free, confidential program available to all members of the community. “We help residents get the information ...
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Washington Hospital Offers Free Family Caregiver Education Series

18-Aug-2015

Fremont Woman Learning New Strategies to Care for Her Aging Parents Kathleen Enriquez is grateful for the day she learned about Washington Hospital’s Family Caregiver Education Series. The Fremont woman is caring for her aging parents as well as her cousin with lung cancer and she is feeling a ...
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Cholesterol: Managing the Good, the Bad - and the Triglycerides

18-Aug-2015

Part 2 of a 2-Part Series on Cholesterol Risks and Management Managing your cholesterol and triglyceride levels is important because of the major role those lipids (fats) can play in developing cardiovascular disease. There are two types of cholesterol, which you can remember by associating the ...
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Need Relief from Chronic Back Pain?

18-Aug-2015

Conservative treatment usually works best. It’s a plain fact. Most people will suffer from back pain at some time during their life. Chronic back pain—moderate to severe discomfort that continues over a long period of time or recurs more and more frequently—is one of the main ...
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Should You Care If Your Cholesterol Levels Are High?

11-Aug-2015

Part 1 of a 2-Part Series On Cholesterol Risks and Management When most people hear the word “cholesterol,” they automatically link it to cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes and peripheral vascular disease. Yet it really is not as simple as that. “People often ...
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Washington Hospital Offers Special Event to Help You Make Important Health Care Decisions

11-Aug-2015

What Does it Mean to be Mortal? What does it mean to be mortal? It means that even under the best of circumstances, life on this earth will eventually come to an end. So what do you want the end of your life to look like? Since it’s inevitable, why not take some time to think about it and let ...
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Risk Assessment Now Standard with Screening Mammograms at Washington Hospital, for No Additional Cost

4-Aug-2015

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Can Provide Reassurance and Guide Additional Screenings According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Fortunately, death rates for breast cancer patients have been ...
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Top Hat XXIX Proceeds to Support Trauma Rooms in the Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion

4-Aug-2015

Top Hat XXIX - Celebrating 29 Years! You won’t want to miss the 29th Annual Top Hat Dinner Dance, taking place on Saturday, October 10. Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation’s annual gala supports programs that improve patient care right here in our community. The evening will ...
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