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by Tom Dean, MD TV is flooded these days with commercials encouraging everyone to sign up for Medicare Advantage(MA). What is MA and why are they doin...

by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. I love Thanksgiving. I love preparing the food all day and enjoying it while sitting around a table with some of the...

by Debra Johnston, MD I learned a lot of statistics back in medical school, many of which are outdated and long since forgotten. A few still haunt...

by John Gibbel Hot Springs Health is proud to join communities across America in celebration of National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on November 16.. The...

by K. A. Bartholomew, MD How much blood flows through your joints? Would you be surprised if I told you “None”? That’s right! Inside the joint t...

Denial. Anger. Depression. For the 11.5 million people in the U.S. who provide unpaid care for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease,...

by Bryan Golden The “benefits” of anger are many. Stress, anxiety, diminished judgment, reduced productivity, poor digestion,...

by Andrew Ellsworth, MD People often think they need to lose weight. The hard part, of course, is following through on that desire in a sustained and...

by Bryan Golden  The “benefits” of anger are many.  Stress, anxiety, diminished judgment, reduced productivity, poor digestion, sleeplessness, e...

by Andrew Ellsworth, MD  People often think they need to lose weight. The hard part, of course, is following through on that desire in a sustained...

World Oxygen Day was Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. For the last 40 years, supplemental oxygen therapy has been a mainstay treatment for millions of people of...

As part of its commitment to help reduce suicide deaths across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is sharing key information about the...

by Debra Johnston, MD  My mother had 6 siblings, 16 aunts and uncles, and innumerable cousins. She was the first of them all to be diagnosed with...

by Jill Kruse, DO On July 4, 1939 Lou Gehrig said these famous words at Yankee Stadium, “For the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad...

by Jill Pertler I just finished a visit with my littles, aka grands. They are five dollars, nearly three dollars and 25 cents, if we are counting in...

Scams are out there targeting children and teens. To help keep them safe, have a talk with your children and these and other possible dangers or...

by Nikki Eining CSW-PIP, QMHP Here it is, August. Summer has flown by and already there is Halloween candy roaming the shelves of Walmart. For most...

by Bryan Golden  Do you conquer problems or do they conquer you?  It’s attitude that determines whether you are a victor or a victim.  Your age,...

by Zac Taylor That small town with long streets phrase?  It resonated July 3 at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park in Cody, as everyone there was...

by Bryan Golden  Building mental and emotional walls is a common occurrence.  We are used to living with physical walls so this progression is an...

by Slim Randles Doc smiled and felt really good inside when he heard the familiar bird song. “Hey there, Wheezer,” he said, “happy nesting!...

by Marissia Schaefer, CNP   Many of us have likely been educated on how to be healthier, which includes the foods we should consume, and the...

by Curstie Konold, MPH, CSW, QMHP Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the Ag community. It is prevalent...

by Bryan Golden Do you have problems, adversity, and obstacles in your life?  If you said yes, then you are like everyone else.  Even the most...

by Mark D. List, MD  Is there something about your health you’d like to change?   For most Americans, this question usually triggers a wide...