Maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle is as important as ever during a global pandemic. Heart disease is the leading cause of death, regardless of gender, for most ethnic and racial groups in the United States.
Join us for our heart health-focused programs, in collaboration with The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County and the Hill Y in Westminster, to learn more, get motivated and get active! Learn more about cardiovascular care and services at Carroll Hospital.
Acid reflux is when stomach acid flows back up the esophagus from the stomach, causing irritation. Acid reflux may be a temporary or long-term issue. More serious forms are called gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD.
LifeBridge Health & Fitness reopens with a mission to keep its members fit, healthy and safe.
Gymgoers rejoice! LifeBridge Health & Fitness has reopened its doors. Read More
For many students, this school year involves a new way of learning. With virtual classes and independent work, it’s an adjustment for both parents and children, says Carroll Hospital pediatric hospitalist Preethi Thomas, M.D., one that requires planning and structure to ensure a healthy transition to online learning.
Here are some tips for a healthy virtual learning experience:
As Halloween approaches, the holiday—like the others thus far in 2020—may need to be celebrated a bit differently this year.
While we can’t have our 11th annual Total Health Expo in person this year, we have lined up a slate of virtual programs all next week so that you and your family can brew up a potion for good health at home!
The common suggestion to shop the circumference of the grocery store can be helpful if you are trying to decrease your processed food intake, but that doesn’t mean foods in the aisles are unhealthy.
Many diets today promote the intake of only whole foods, but let’s be real. In today’s busy world, convenience foods can be extremely helpful and can have just as much nutritional value if you choose wisely.
You are invited to participate in a month-long, multifaceted celebration of breast cancer survival, screenings and early detection. The Center for Breast Health at Carroll Hospital, along with presenting sponsor Advanced Radiology, kicked off the festivities on October 1.
Now more than ever, it’s important to get your annual flu vaccine.
Westminster resident Lisa Thorne was getting dinner ready on the night of July 29, 2019 when she forgot how to do something she had done a million times before.