Readying your teen to go to college means more than picking meal plans and packing clothes and sheets. It’s also preparing for the inevitable health issues that come up during their first time living outside of the family home. Most colleges provide a list of immunizations that your teen [...]
A Stress-Free Way to Find Your Bliss For many people, just thinking about meditating triggers the very thing it’s supposed to help relieve—stress. That’s because there are so many misconceptions about it, like you must sit still for long periods, completely empty your mind, and think about nothing. “The [...]
Let's face it— interacting with your doctor can be stressful. The pace is fast and the system can be intimidating. Clear and open communication and a concerted effort to understand the health care system works in your favor, says Kathy Prybylski, RN, one of the co-facilitators of CentraState's Take [...]
5 Foods for a Healthy Colon A healthy colon’s main job is to, ahem, keep things moving. Exercise and drinking plenty of water certainly help in that department, but what you eat may be the biggest help of all. To keep your colon in tip-top shape and reduce your [...]
CentraState Cancer Center offers Cutting-Edge Screening for Pancreatic Cancer When pancreatic cancer is detected early, it’s more treatable. But therein lies the problem – it’s very difficult to detect early. Pancreatic cancer often has no symptoms until it is advanced and has spread to other organs in the body, [...]
CentraState Healthcare System announced that it earned a Certified™ by Great Place to Work® designation for the second year in a row. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. [...]
Gotta go a lot? You’re not alone. More than half of men will experience an enlarged prostate starting at around age 50, says urologist Troy Sukkarieh, MD. While the condition, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is usually not serious, it can cause some annoying symptoms, including frequent urination, [...]
CentraState provides necessary care, resources to patients with heart attack symptoms CentraState Medical Center has been recognized by The American College of Cardiology (ACC) for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. CentraState was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of [...]
CentraState recently opened its new Cardiovascular Interventional Suite, which centralizes cardiac catheterization, endovascular, and interventional radiology services in a 9,300-square-foot addition on the north side of the medical center. This innovative three-room suite features the latest technologies and the capacity to serve a greater number of patients. The suite houses [...]
Mood swings. Bloating. Headaches. Difficulty concentrating. Imagine if you experienced these symptoms for several days out of every month. For many women, this is their reality. More than 31 million women in the U.S. experience PMS (premenstrual syndrome). Some women only feel several days of mild discomfort before their [...]
