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2 days ago | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of a 2-part series on myths about hospital stays. Part 2 focuses on myths about what happens during your stay. Not everything you may have heard about hospital stays is true. Dr. Evan Hardesty, a hospitalist with UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, debunks some common myths below. Myth: I don’t have to bring any medications to the hospital.
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2 months ago | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
From tying your shoes and cooking dinner, to driving to work and reading a story to your kids, memory plays an important role. “Memory informs us on how to adjust our behavior for current activities and events – where do you find food, don’t touch that because it’s hot, this person is a friend of mine,” said Dr. Brian Harrington, a family medicine physician in Steamboat Springs and a member of the medical staff at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center.
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2 months ago | 
steamboatpilot.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon |Susan Cunningham
Coloradans are at higher risk for hantavirus The deaths in February of legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in their home in New Mexico have put a spotlight on hantavirus, a family of viruses that rodents can carry. Arakawa, 65, died sometime around Feb.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
For a balanced diet that supports peak performance, some athletes are turning to the Performance Plates model. “Performance Plates are an adaptation of the MyPlate model to adjust for the different training durations and intensities athletes engage in,” said Skylar Weir, MS, RD, a clinical dietitian at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the MyPlate approach to nutrition. Part 2 focuses on how the approach can be tailored for performance athletes. For a straight-forward, intuitive way to maintain a balanced diet, look no further than the MyPlate model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). MyPlate provides an easy visual for how much to eat from each food group.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Genes play a big role in health, including the risk of developing certain diseases and the effectiveness of various medications. To receive personalized medical insights based on their genes, many patients are participating in the biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, which is a partnership between UCHealth and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of a 2-part series on virtual health. Part 2 covers the virtual hospitalist program. An extra set of eyes can make a big difference, especially when that set of eyes is watching round-the-clock. UCHealth’s Virtual Health Center combines state-of-the-art monitoring with a team of physicians, nurses and other professionals to provide an extra layer of care.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of a 2-part series on virtual health. Part 2 covers the virtual hospitalist program. An extra set of eyes can make a big difference, especially when that set of eyes is watching round-the-clock. UCHealth’s Virtual Health Center combines state-of-the-art monitoring with a team of physicians, nurses and other professionals to provide an extra layer of care.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 4 of a 4-part series about surgery. Part 1 covers pre-admission, Part 2 covers the morning of surgery and Part 3 covers anesthesia. Your surgery is over and everything went well — which means it’s time for recovery to begin. After surgery, patients are first taken to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit for monitoring in Phase I recovery.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham
Editor’s Note: This story is Part 3 of a 4-part series about surgery. Part 1 covers pre-admission, Part 2 covers the pre-operative process and Part 4 covers post-surgery. A crucial part of any surgery is anesthesia. But anesthesia can also be confusing, with patients sometimes wondering if they’ll remember anything about the procedure and how they’ll feel afterward.
