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Helping Women Move Past Vein Problems

Written and provided by Clark Memorial Vein Center Sponsored by: Clark Memorial Health | 1220 Missouri Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | Phone: (812) 280-1419 | Website: ClarkMemorial.org Women, especially those who have had multiple pregnancies, are three times more likely than men to develop venous disorders such as painful varicose veins or unsightly spider veins. We talked with Marla Beeler, nurse practitioner with the Clark Memorial Vein Center team, about how modern treatments can make the difference for patients with vein problems. What are the most common problems the Vein Center addresses? The most common [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-08-03T16:01:11-04:00August 3, 2022|Health & Wellness, Sponsored|

Midwifery Becomes Mainstream

Bianca Weaver’s path to becoming a CNM seems destined given that her father is a high-risk maternal fetal specialist. “I grew up going to the hospital with my dad. He would take me into deliveries. I got a lot of really cool shadowing experiences growing up,” she says. “I knew that I really liked being there.” “My job is to guide women through pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond.” Written by Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Mary Helen Nunn Sponsored by: Norton Healthcare | 4123 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 507, Louisville, KY 40207 | Phone: (502) [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-09-27T19:24:43-04:00June 3, 2022|Sponsored|

A Lifesaving Alliance

Keisha Combs (left) and Virginia Bradford. KAAAC focuses on closing the health gap within the Black community through providing education, empowerment and navigation to cancer screenings; and Gilda’s Club offers support to anyone who has been affected by cancer. “We don’t want anyone to face cancer alone.” - Keisha Combs Written by Tiffany White | Photo by Mary Helen Nunn Sponsored by: Gilda's Club Kentuckiana | 1720 W Broadway, Ste 205, Louisville, KY 40203 | Phone: (502) 371-3040 | Email: suzanne@gck.org | Website: www.gck.org Reducing health disparities in West Louisville is a huge [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-09-27T19:14:36-04:00June 3, 2022|Sponsored|

McDonald’s Brings Women Leaders to the Forefront

In 2012, Emily Kasselmann, left her job at Procter & Gamble to work for her Dad who owned two McDonald's franchises in Pendleton and LaGrange. SPONSORED BY MCDONALD'S | By Carrie Vittitoe McDonald’s history dates back to 1940; since that time, as the golden arches used to state, millions (and now likely billions) have been served. But the company has served many other people behind the scenes with careers and economic opportunities. In small towns, the local McDonald’s has become a center of community and camaraderie. For certain families, McDonald’s has been an [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-03-30T15:25:52-04:00March 8, 2022|Sponsored|

Red Alert

Advice from Heart Disease Survivors Stories by Carrie Vittitoe | Photos by Kylene White | Styling by Christine Fellingham Sponsored by U of L Health In movies, it is easy to see the Red Alert moment: sirens blare loudly, and red lights flash on and off. The ominous background music clues the viewer in that a dangerous attack is imminent to the characters on the screen. Heart disease isn’t like a film, though; it presents differently in women. For some women, their cardiac event was preceded by a slow decline that happened over years; other [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-03-30T15:21:40-04:00February 14, 2022|Fashion, Health & Wellness, U of L Health|

COVID Continues…What to Do if You’re Pregnant

By Amy Deeley, MD Reflecting on the past two years, the COVID-19 virus dominates my thoughts. Even amongst very difficult personal struggles, nothing compares to the effects of COVID-19 on my life. As with all of us, adjusting to the social distance between family and friends, the difficulty breathing with constant mask wearing and having to routinely repeat words during conversation now seems standard. Professionally, as an OB/GYN, what has not become routine (i.e. still difficult to manage) is participating in the care of severely sick pregnant patients on the verge of losing their lives. [...]

By April Allman|2022-01-28T11:59:28-05:00February 1, 2022|Sponsored|

Helping Women Move Past Vein Problems

Midwifery Becomes Mainstream

A Lifesaving Alliance

McDonald’s Brings Women Leaders to the Forefront

Red Alert

COVID Continues…What to Do if You’re Pregnant

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