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When severe leg pain sud­den­ly left Ray unable to walk, Duly Health and Care’s Ortho­pe­dics, Pain Med­i­cine, and Spine teams worked togeth­er to quick­ly diag­nose a her­ni­at­ed disc caus­ing nerve com­pres­sion. Less than two weeks after seek­ing care, Ray under­went min­i­mal­ly inva­sive spine surgery and expe­ri­enced imme­di­ate relief, help­ing him get back on the road to recovery.

Your child may be required to get a school or sports phys­i­cal. Here’s what you and your child can expect at these exams.

Vari­ety and recov­ery are essen­tial for long-term exer­cise suc­cess. Repeat­ing the same work­outs can lead to bore­dom, plateaus, and increased injury risk, while incor­po­rat­ing dif­fer­ent activ­i­ties and train­ing meth­ods helps keep the body chal­lenged and engaged. Equal­ly impor­tant, rest and qual­i­ty sleep allow mus­cles to recov­er, rebuild, and grow stronger. By bal­anc­ing work­out vari­ety with prop­er recov­ery, you can improve results, pre­vent burnout, and main­tain a sus­tain­able fit­ness routine.

Pre­ven­tive care helps iden­ti­fy health con­cerns before symp­toms appear. Learn why reg­u­lar check­ups, screen­ings, vac­cines, and clear com­mu­ni­ca­tion with your provider are espe­cial­ly impor­tant for His­pan­ic com­mu­ni­ties and how to over­come com­mon bar­ri­ers to care.

Tick bites are on the rise across the Mid­west, but most can be treat­ed safe­ly at home. Learn how to remove ticks prop­er­ly, spot warn­ing signs of Lyme dis­ease and oth­er ill­ness­es, and know when to seek med­ical care.

Exer­cise is a pow­er­ful tool for men­tal health, help­ing reduce stress, anx­i­ety, and depres­sion while improv­ing sleep, mood, and focus. This arti­cle explores how move­ment sup­ports emo­tion­al well-being and offers sim­ple, real­is­tic ways to get started.

After suc­cess­ful­ly nav­i­gat­ing stage 1 breast can­cer treat­ment at Duly Health and Care, Sara G. found a mean­ing­ful way to sup­port oth­er women fac­ing a sim­i­lar jour­ney. Inspired by her own recov­ery, she now knits hand­made breast pros­the­ses through Knit­ted Knock­ers, help­ing mas­tec­to­my patients find com­fort, con­fi­dence, and hope while giv­ing back to a com­mu­ni­ty she under­stands firsthand.

Tick bites are on the rise across the Mid­west, but most can be treat­ed safe­ly at home. Learn how to remove ticks prop­er­ly, spot warn­ing signs of Lyme dis­ease and oth­er ill­ness­es, and know when to seek med­ical care.

Did you know that when skin can­cer is detect­ed ear­ly, the 5‑year sur­vival rate for melanoma is 99%? Under­stand­ing the risk fac­tors, warn­ing signs and steps for iden­ti­fy­ing melanoma is the best way to detect this skin can­cer ear­ly when it is most treatable. 

Men­tal health providers diag­nose and treat men­tal health con­di­tions. Learn about the dif­fer­ent kinds of providers.

We have all expe­ri­enced moments of stress in our lives. When some­thing unex­pect­ed or alarm­ing hap­pens, a part of your brain, the hypo­thal­a­mus, sets off an inter­nal alarm. This alarm sig­nals your adren­al glands to release hor­mones, adren­a­line and cor­ti­sol, into your ner­vous sys­tem that cause your heart rate to increase, your mus­cles to tense and your breath to quick­en. This is referred to as your fight or flight response, and your body is ready to take action to pro­tect itself from harm.

Every child’s mind is unique, but when focus, ener­gy, or impul­siv­i­ty start get­ting in the way, it could be more than ​“just being a kid.” Learn how Duly pedi­a­tri­cians help par­ents rec­og­nize ADHD ear­ly and guide chil­dren toward thriv­ing with the right support.

Think­ing about slim­mer, smoother thighs but not sure whether you need lipo­suc­tion or a thigh lift? This quick guide breaks down the real dif­fer­ences so you can choose the option that gets you the results you’re envisioning.

Tried every diet and work­out plan, but the scale won’t budge? Bariatric surgery might be more acces­si­ble than you think – and it could be the game-chang­er that final­ly helps you lose weight, reverse dia­betes, and reclaim your health.

Think you’re healthy? Your body could be hid­ing silent killers like high blood pres­sure, pre­di­a­betes, or skin can­cer that have zero symp­toms until it’s too late. Your pri­ma­ry care doc­tor can catch these sneaky con­di­tions ear­ly, which is why that annu­al check­up might lit­er­al­ly save your life