Wellness

Topmost Patient Safety

Johnson Memorial Health Earns Another “A” Hospital Safety Grade From The Leapfrog Group Article by Julie Brown Patton Johnson Memorial Health recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog group in Washington, D.C., whose representatives focus on patient safety. Leapfrog staffers assign an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the United States, using evidence-based measures of patient safety determined...

Wellness

Take Periodontal Disease Self-Evaluation Guide

Sauer Dentistry Team Helps Those At Risk For Gum-Related Conditions Article by Julie Brown Patton Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adult dental patients and can present serious health problems. Many patients with this condition don't know it until symptoms progress to advanced stages of disease. Hygienists at Sauer Dentistry, located in Greenwood at 1648 Fry Road, Ste. A, indicate that in general women are at greater risk for developing periodontal disease due to...

Health + Wellness

Boosting Couples' Healthy Communications

Peace Family Counseling Experienced Professionals Help Transform Relationships In Intimate, Supportive Environment Article by Julie Brown Patton Distance. Fights. Silence. For couples who feel their relationships just aren't what they used to be, and that perhaps they've lost each other somewhere along the way, couples counseling can help them walk a path back to each other again.  Peace Family Counseling therapists Luke Harty, LCSW, and Grace Patterson, LMHCA, state that every relationship...

Fitness

Reclaim Health, Body, Well-Being

Healthy Evolutions' Naturopathic Medicine Physician Helps Patients Way Beyond Symptom Management Article by Julie Brown Patton | Photography by FemForce Photoshoots Feeling overrun with fatigue? Fighting the middle-age weight challenge? Having trouble with mood swings and sleep? Robyn Wright, NMD, founder of Healthy Evolutions, can help through naturopathic medicine, which is a holistic approach to health using natural methods to support a body's self-healing abilities.  With 20-plus years of...