… In light of the higher prevalence of prostate cancer in the black community, Tom Farrington founded the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) and has been an advocate for increasing awareness for 14 years, enlightening the public on the …
Category: Yuma, AZ
YRMC debuts Lung Screening Program
Dr. Abhinav Chandra, medical director for Yuma Regional Medical Center Cancer Center is shown here next to a CT scanner. YRMC recently announced the launch of a community-wide Lung Screening Program.
Yuma part of Medicare coordination experiment
As Medicare launches changes for how it pays for heart attacks and hip fractures to promote quality and contain costs, select areas such as Yuma were chosen to test these modifications. Under the revamps, doctors, hospitals and rehab centers are being encouraged to coordinate care.
For exercise, starting off with baby steps is OK
… of vigorous exercise each week, the AP reports, spread out over the week. That’s the ideal recipe for maintaining health and reducing one’s risk of dying over the next decade. The new information should come as a relief for those busy folks who …