Hearing loss is more common than you may think. The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) estimates that 48 million – or 20 percent – of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss, and almost 29 million of those adults would benefit from hearing aids. Hearing Loss We all know someone who struggles with hearing. According to the HLAA, hearing …
With a house full of kids and grandpa living with you, too, it’s hard to keep everyone’s routine vaccines and medical screenings straight. Still, you can protect the health of your children and everyone they interact with by getting their vaccinations on time. Thankfully, St. Elizabeth offers a mobile app called MyChart to keep your family’s health information in one …
Each year, October marks the official beginning of flu season. However, 2021 is unlike any other year in the past — we are also managing an urgent need for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or booster. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when figuring out where, when and how to get vaccinated. But our experts are here to help explain …
When 37-year-old April Troxel found a lump in her breast in January 2021, her first thought was disbelief — and her second thought was, “how are we going to pay for this?” Like so many Americans, April’s insurance didn’t cover any diagnostic imaging, including mammograms for breast cancer screenings. She spent a few months trying to track down funding assistance …
Busting Deadly Myths About the Flu Shot Flu season is upon us, which means it’s time to get your flu shot. The flu can have a devastating effect on people of all ages, especially those with a compromised immune system. In fact, in 2020, about 38 million people in the United States had the flu, and more than 22,000 people …
We all face stress — it’s a normal and natural part of life. However, when stress becomes chronic, it can affect your physical and mental health. There are different types of stress: Regular stress: family, work and daily responsibilities. Negative stress: dramatic life changes, illness, death, divorce, loss of job. Traumatic stress: major accident, life disruption, natural disaster. After an …
Although it’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States, yet there are still many unanswered questions about the virus. One of those questions is whether there’s a link between vitamin D and COVID-19. Some experts claim that having low vitamin D levels could put you at risk for more severe symptoms from COVID-19. But …
If you have severe hearing loss and your hearing aids aren’t helping the way they once did, you may benefit from a cochlear implant. Cochlear implants do not cure hearing loss, but they provide an opportunity for the severely hard of hearing or deaf to identify the sensation of sound by directly stimulating the hearing nerve. Nathan Wiebracht, MD, of …
Most of the headlines around COVID-19 have focused on respiratory side effects and symptoms — coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. But new evidence shows that the virus’ effects may go beyond the lungs. It may also have an impact on brain and mental function. “There’s still so much that we don’t know about COVID-19, but we’re seeing some patients …
