5 dietician-approved tips to feel better NOW

Between ice cream on the boardwalk and burgers on the grill, summer cuisine makes it too easy to stray from healthy eating habits. Tryon Medical Partners dietician Allison Chalecki…

6 COVID-era travel tips from Tryon’s “Travel Doc”

[caption id="attachment_5746" align="alignright" width="480"] Dr. Hughes recently visited Malta, an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast.[/caption] Most travel restrictions have been lifted and for…

Healthcare 101: Annual physical vs. wellness visit

Checking in with your clinician every year is critical for staying on top of the Preventive Health Screenings that keep you healthy and strong all year long. Annual wellness…

Healing mind, body, spirit: Inside osteopathic medicine

At Tryon Medical Partners, clinicians like Dr. Michael Farwell strive to expand their patients’ understanding of how their primary care provider can help them meet their health goals. As…

Can smartwatches detect heart problems? The expert weighs in.

Tryon Medical Partners Gaston nurse practitioner Heather Robinson wasn’t wearing a smartwatch or fitness tracker when her heart started beating quickly. At the time, she was busy at the medical…

Living with diabetes, teaching from experience

We often pursue careers that mirror our interests, but it is more rare that we can pursue careers that provide us with the opportunity to help others while helping ourselves.…

Strong bones, strong you: Tips for preventing and treating osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, a condition that causes your bones to become weak and brittle, can be a major concern as you age. Amongst other risks, osteoporosis can cause you to break or…

5 tips for managing work-related anxiety

With Olivia Garcia, NP, Tryon Medical Partners and Deanna Griffin, Human Resources Director, Tryon Management Group While each person’s employment situation and status is different, most everyone has suffered work-related…

Decline in pandemic-era doctor visits causes uptick in late-stage cancer diagnoses

The pandemic keeping people away from their annual well visits has caused a rise in late-stage cancer diagnoses for conditions like breast cancer.

Why you need better masks and more Omicron FAQs

How do you protect your family against the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant? Tryon shares the answers to frequently asked questions.