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Increas­ing your step count doesn’t have to be dif­fi­cult. There are many small things you can do — and it’s not just about tak­ing more steps.

Whether you’re a first-time mom-to-be or a sea­soned pro, being preg­nant dur­ing the sum­mer months can be very uncom­fort­able. Obste­tri­cian Gyne­col­o­gist, Kellen Pat­ton, DO, shares tips on keep­ing cool, sooth­ing aches and pains and tak­ing care of your­self through the hot sum­mer months. 

As the weath­er warms up, it can impact your work­out per­for­mance. An Imme­di­ate Care Cen­ter provider offers tips on how you can avoid heat-relat­ed ill­ness­es and injuries.

Peo­ple love rid­ing bikes because it’s a great way to get exer­cise; it has low-impact on your joints as you rotate your legs thou­sands of times dur­ing a typ­i­cal ride. But small issues with your bik­ing tech­nique can cause big prob­lems over time, includ­ing knee pain, the most com­mon low­er body injury in the sport.

Colon Can­cer
Colon Can­cer is the third most com­mon­ly diag­nosed can­cer in men and women. Last year approx­i­mate­ly 140,000 Amer­i­cans were diag­nosed with col­orec­tal can­cer and over 50,000 of those indi­vid­u­als died from their colon can­cer. Colon Can­cer does not dis­crim­i­nate; rather it affects men and women of all races. It is a silent killer…it often has no symp­toms until it is in a late in an incur­able stage.

To avoid any curve balls with your health, you need to be proac­tive. Drs. David Dun­gan, Michael Fitzger­ald, Michael Kwiecin­s­ki, Scott Love and Ste­fan Nemeth, Duly Pri­ma­ry Care Providers, walk through 9 ​“innings” of plays for men to win at their health. 

Sco­l­io­sis is a fair­ly com­mon spinal con­di­tion that affects approx­i­mate­ly three per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion. Most patients that have mild sco­l­io­sis live nor­mal, func­tion­al lives and do not require med­ical treat­ment. The fol­low­ing high­lights the top five things to know about scoliosis.

Read about these com­mon men’s health con­di­tions and treat­ment that are avail­able so you can enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle as you age.

The endocrine sys­tem secretes 50 dif­fer­ent hor­mones through­out your body and each plays a vital role in main­tain­ing home­osta­sis, or sta­ble body func­tions. The fol­low­ing are five hor­mones and the most com­mon imbal­ances in both men and women.

Screen­ings are used to detect can­cer in peo­ple who have lit­tle to no symp­toms. Reg­u­lar screen­ings give you the best chance of find­ing can­cer ear­ly — when it’s small and before it has spread. Duly Health and Care offers var­i­ous can­cer screen­ings to help you live your health­i­est, hap­pi­est life.