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Prostate Cancer Prevention…what’s all the press about?––Colorado Springs Health Partners, PC

Prostate Cancer Prevention…what’s all the press about? By Nicholas Toepfer, M.D., Colorado Springs Health Partners, PC, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine There has been some recent media hubbub about whether or not men should have […]

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Innovative Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease––Colorado Springs Health Partners, PC

Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, and locally, Davis Phinney (a Colorado cyclist) have all helped to bring Parkinson’s into the public eye; however, Parkinsonian syndrome was first documented in the early 1800s. There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, which is misdiagnosed 47% of the time in community settings and 15% in disease research trials. Fortunately, options for diagnosing and assessing Parkinson’s are more advanced than ever. […]

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The repair of hernias and other reasons to need a general surgeon – Colorado Springs Health Partners, LIVING WELL Magazine

The repair of hernias and other reasons to need a general surgeon
By Lonnie Imlay, MD, Colorado Springs Health Partners, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Most men are probably used to the routine at the doctor’s office – take a deep breath and cough –the standard check for a hernia. Although people of all ages can get hernias, men are more likely to develop them than women. […]

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Colorado Springs Health Partners on What You Need to Know About Glaucoma – LIVING WELL Magazine

What You Need to Know About Glaucoma
Part Two – Eye Pressure
By George Ulrich, MD, Colorado Springs Health Partners, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
In the fall/winter edition of Colorado Springs SENIOR Magazine, we began discussing what glaucoma is, and what you should know about the disease. In part two of this series, we’re going to explore how it’s possible to measure how well the optic nerve works, in addition to talking about eye pressure. […]