Ask a Thyroid Expert with Dr. Kaplan

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 30 million Americans have diabetes, 7.2 million of whom haven’t been diagnosed. Another 84 million people are prediabetic, putting them at risk for full progression into the disease.

Check out this Infographic about breast cancer risks

Autumn is officially here, and so is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Everywhere you turn, there are pink ribbons promoting disease awareness, celebrating survivors, and emphasizing the importance of early detection with reminders to schedule your annual mammogram. Every October, we are reminded of how prevalent breast cancer is. In the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Beverly Ruiz, MS, CRNP, explains the qualifications for patients seeking assistance from the Gilchrist Elder Medical Care Program and the benefits this type of care can have.

Not only is she a practicing family medicine physician at GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Hunt Manor, one of GBMC’s 12 primary care facilities, she’s also the healthcare system’s medical director of primary care and director of population health.

More than 300,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year — and because of that staggering number, it’s a disease than gets a lot of attention from doctors and researchers. So it’s not surprising that new treatments, medications and surgical techniques are constantly being introduced.

Dr. Allison Jensen, Pediatric Ophthalmologist at GBMC, explains the importance of comprehensive eye exams for children.