Last-minute healthy gift ideas There are only a few days left until Christmas and you may be stressing over some last-minute gifts you need to find. We’ve put together some healthy living and wellness gift ideas that your giftee will love and are sure to give a little boost to their mind, body, and spirit […]
Imagine this scenario: You’re enjoying a leisurely evening working in your flower garden. As you’re planting seeds, you suddenly have difficulty breathing and start to wheeze and cough. This is all too familiar for those who face the challenge of dealing with asthma. This pulmonary (lung) disease affects 8.3 percent of Americans—which equates to roughly 26.5 […]
If you are looking for a last-minute gift for dad, the Conway Medical Center Foundation has a suggestion for you. Forget the tie or another gadget for the grill. Why not think outside the box this year and focus on your dad’s health? With 1 in 23 men being at risk of developing colorectal cancer, give […]
Conway Medical Center is excited to announce the expansion of CMC’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab services to include Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). With the addition of PCI, patients will have access to a wider scope of services closer to home. Some of the services now offered at CMC with PCI include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, balloon […]
With coronavirus on the rise in the US, we’re all wondering how we can protect ourselves. There are plenty of things you can do and a multitude of resources available to explain them, but experts agree that washing your hands is your first and most effective line of defense. Sounds easy, right? Not as easy […]
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States that affect both men and women. Yet it is one of the most detectable and preventable cancers and some experts are now suggesting that you might want to start getting regular screenings as soon as age 45. Colon cancer grows slowly […]
Orthopedic surgeons wielding their scalpels and laparoscopic tools during life changing surgeries understand all too well that pain is an unavoidable part of the healing process. Yet the current opioid crisis has influenced the orthopedics team at CMC to reevaluate their standard treatments and prescribing practices and implement new best practices for the safety and […]
What is the Novel Coronavirus? The Novel Coronavirus is a new virus that causes respiratory illness in people and can spread person-to-person. The virus originated in China and has spread to the United States and other parts of the world. The World Health Organization has declared this coronavirus a global public health emergency. Symptoms Coronovirus […]
SET PROGRAM NOW COVERED BY MEDICARE Conway Medical Center’s Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) program was recently approved for coverage my Medicare. SET is a program for people diagnosed with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and who have claudication pain. This type of pain typically occurs while walking because of blockages in the peripheral arteries in the […]
