Creating a roadmap for senior care
As you and your loved ones begin to age, the prospect of where to begin when it comes to planning for later in life can become daunting. Luckily, your doctor…
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3 things to know about involving your family in your healthcare
Perhaps you’re getting to an age when it would be nice to have some additional support keeping track of appointments. Maybe you’ve received a health diagnosis that you need to…
Period privacy: keeping your menstrual data safe
With Claire (Evans) Wilder, MD, Tryon Medical Partners Menstruation is one of the key indicators of female reproductive health. There are several reasons why it can be useful to track…
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…
Sunburned? 6 things to do next
Barbecues, splashing around the pool, laying on the beach – summer days are perfect for soaking up enough rays to last us through winter. But what if you got…
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.…
