Drs. Frank Clark, Anu Nagar, Prexa Naik, Mike Parmer and Shilpa Srinivasan represent the full range of medical specialties that treat patients and caregivers who are dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive conditions during their senior years. Questions about dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and more answered in this town hall, originally hosted on the Prisma […]
Town hall: Questions about mental health, answered
Psychiatry specialists Dr. Frank Clark, Dr. Michael Sierra, Dr. Shilpa Srinivasan and Dr. Stephanie Berg each answered questions about mental health care, including: Mental health has long been a sensitive topic that many aren’t comfortable speaking about openly. However, mental health is as important as and related to physical health, and it’s just as important […]
How to build a healthier workforce
Questions about how to build a healthier workforce that Dr. Brown answered included: One of the best ways to build a healthier workforce is to prevent common diseases and screen for common cancers as part of regular medical care. With Dr. Brown’s recommendations, your workforce will be able to prepare for and better prevent those […]
Patient stories: A young stroke survivor starts over
“One night, I remember just waking up and saying, ‘Man, I have this terrible headache and it won’t go away. I think it’s bad enough that we need to go to the hospital,’” said de Affonesca. “And that is the last thing that I remember.” De Affonesca was helicoptered to Savannah, Georgia, for emergency brain […]
Sodium and heart failure nutrition
In this short video, Prisma Health dietitian Lisa Akly, RDN, explains the importance of nutrition and limiting sodium for those with heart failure. “From a nutritional standpoint, salt is salt regardless of its description,” said Akly. While some variations on salt are said to be ‘healthier’ than others, this isn’t really the case. Himalayan pink […]
Recognizing the signs of a silent heart attack
“With silent heart attacks, people don’t have those classic symptoms,” said Dr. Salmon. “Symptoms can happen off and on and not be immediately obviously related to a problem with the heart.” Dr. Salmon noted that the following symptoms could be a sign of a heart attack, even without the telltale arm or chest pain: “Men […]