Women’s Health and OB/GYN

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Free Screenings Available to Help Women Stay Up-To-Date on Life-Saving Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Tests

2024-01-08T12:11:23-07:00Health Topics, News, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

Many people don’t realize the risk: One in three women will get cancer in their lifetime, including one in eight who will have invasive breast cancer. But for two of the most common cancers affecting women, breast cancer and cervical cancer, nearly all women can survive if it’s caught in the early stages. Here [...]

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Provider Spotlight: Get to know Dr. Robert Samuelson [VIDEO]

2021-10-18T20:17:40-06:00Living Well Articles, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

LOOK: Dr. Robert Samuelson has traveled to third-world countries in Mexico, Honduras, Uganda, the Philippines and more to provide surgery.   Provider Spotlight: Get to know Dr. Robert Samuelson Learn more about Dr. Samuelson’s duties as a gynecology and women’s health provider at MRH and why he enjoys helping local patients [...]

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How annual mammograms save lives [INFOGRAPHIC]

2021-10-19T10:39:21-06:00Living Well Articles, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

LOOK: The imaging team at MRH shows their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink! From left to right: Jade Bruchez, Nicole Gasperi (Mammographer), Jodi Keeteman, Kaylee Richardson, Brittani Weber, Holly Epp, Chandrea Holbrook, Amanda Sherwood (Mammographer) and Alicia Noland. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How annual mammograms save lives [...]

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Providing Women’s Health services, including GYN, to our community

2021-06-22T10:59:32-06:00Living Well Articles, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

Pictured: Robert Samuelson, MD Providing Women’s Health services, including GYN, to our community Here’s what a gynecologist does and how they play such an important role in women’s health Be one of the first to hear about updates for local Women’s Health services by signing up for our [...]

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New provider added to MRH Women’s Health team

2021-06-22T10:48:12-06:00Living Well Articles, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

New provider added to MRH Women’s Health team Dr. Bob Samuelson, gynecologist, will begin visiting with patients June 1 Want to be the first to know about new providers when they join our team? Sign up for our Living Well email newsletter here. Dr. Bob Samuelson [...]

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“It can happen to anybody”: Patient with no family history of breast cancer gets tumor surgically removed

2020-10-06T13:41:36-06:00Living Well Articles, Women's Health and OB/GYN|

“It can happen to anybody”: Patient with no family history of breast cancer gets tumor surgically removed Routine mammograms and self-examinations at home can help with early detection, treatment Charlotte Woods was receiving a CT scan for her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when her pulmonologist noticed an abnormal [...]

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How 3D Mammography Improves Early Detection of Breast Cancer

2019-10-03T13:55:31-06:00Women's Health and OB/GYN, Your Health Articles|

By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health When Detected Early, the Five-Year Survival Rate for Women With Stage 0 or Stage 1 Breast Cancer Is Nearly 100 Percent Thanks to early detection, the survival rate for women with breast cancer has been steadily increasing since the 1980s. Early detection typically refers to mammograms — [...]

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Women’s Health: Why Weight Loss Shouldn’t Be the Only Goal of Exercise

2019-09-24T13:16:32-06:00Women's Health and OB/GYN, Your Health Articles|

By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health Sept. 25 is National Women’s Health & Fitness Day While fitness can help women reach weight loss goals, it should be part of a lifestyle routine regardless of a need or desire to lose weight. Regular exercise can help with your mental health, bone health, heart health [...]

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Here are the Effects Breastfeeding Has For Child and Mother

2019-08-23T15:45:07-06:00Women's Health and OB/GYN, Your Health Articles|

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month Research shows that breastfeeding is one of the healthiest things a mother can do for her baby, and it also lowers the risk of ovarian and breast cancers for mothers, as well as type 2 diabetes. Breast milk is called “liquid gold” for good reason. It provides babies [...]

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