The human eye is composed of many parts that work together. They receive visual images, focus them properly, and send messages to the brain. When you look at an object, each eye sees a slightly different picture. The brain combines the pictures that each eye sees and makes them into one picture. But what happens when a stroke or brain injury impacts your vision? […]
What if you could prevent a heart attack?
By Chris Valentine, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
During a recent presentation, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services CEO Margaret Sabin gave a wonderful analogy on the state of medicine in our country. “Imagine a large cliff,” says Sabin. […]
What do you know about esophageal cancer?
By Chris Valentine, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Some cancers receive a lot of attention. Think about all of the pink ribbons you have seen related to breast cancer awareness. But there is one cancer that is common but we don’t hear much about – esophageal cancer. […]
It’s no secret. Women’s health care is different
By Chris Valentine, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
There are conditions that exist only in women, such as pregnancy and menopause; conditions that occur more frequently in women, such as breast cancer and thyroid disease; and conditions that are biologically different in women, such as cardiac disease and osteoporosis. […]
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