Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed or dogged with plaque (cholesterol) – referred to as atherosclerosis – reducing blood flow to the legs. PVD can lead to leg pain when walking (claudication), disability, and even amputation. Blocked leg arteries can be a red flag that other arteries, including those…

Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar in the blood. To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested and absorbed: A sugar called…

6 Healthy Foods to Keep in Your Freezer

It’s easy to cook healthy meals when your freezer is stocked with these foods.

How Healthy Is Your Liver?

You likely don’t give much thought to your liver, but here’s why you should.

How Your Phone Can Help (and Hurt) Your Health

Being glued to your phone isn’t all bad. Here’s how your phone may improve your health.

9 Tips to Make Sure Your Food Is Safe to Eat

Don’t spoil the holiday fun with a foodborne illness. Here’s how to safely entertain guests.

Should You Take Baby Aspirin for Your Heart?

Here’s information about updated guidelines for low-dose aspirin.

Exercising Outdoors? Don't Forget to Do This

How to protect your skin from the damaging rays of the sun while you exercise.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center Breaks Ground on $108 Million Capital Expansion and Renovation Project

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) uses a special pressure chamber to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy exposes the entire body to 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. The patient’s oxygen-saturated blood promotes healing of chronic wounds and damaged tissue. The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Treatment has two HBOT…