September 4, 2015
Preeclampsia is a condition pregnant women develop and is marked by high blood pressure and a high level of protein in the urine. The women will often have swelling in the feet, legs and hands, a condition that appears in the second half of pregnancy. If undiagnosed, preeclampsia can develop into eclampsia, a serious condition that can put the woman and baby at risk, and in rare cases, cause death.
Mental and emotional stress, physical inactivity, calorie-packed birthday cakes and rampant desktop eating can add up to hundreds of empty calories and fruitless blood sugar spikes throughout the workday. When you take time to plan healthy and energizing meals and snacks at work, you will benefit from more consistent energy levels, better moods, and fewer empty calories that can pack on extra pounds.
Prashanti Pilla, MD, is now on the medical staff of Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center as a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist. She is a member of the staff at Women’s Health Specialists, S.C.
September 1, 2015
The newly constructed ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano will host a public open house on Wed., Sept. 16, from 4:15 to 7:30 p.m. at 100 County B in Shawano. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NTWC) will also showcase its new 5,000-square-foot nurse education center, located as part of a shared learning center inside TCMC-Shawano.
August 27, 2015
Almost every employer I know asks one basic question about healthcare: How much does it cost? That’s a great opening question, and it’s equally important to ask the next logical question: What do I really get for that cost?
The Cheese and Sausage Fest 5K, which was introduced in 2006, gives “people a healthy activity before participating in the craft and food centered festival in the downtown area,” said Ginger Arndt, recreation coordinator with the City of New London Parks & Recreation.
August 26, 2015
Area residents will now see visiting specialists at Waushara Family Physicians-Wild Rose, 701 Grove Ave., near Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital. The move will improve communication between primary care doctors and the specialists and also be more convenient for patients.
August 25, 2015
Yadira Rafuls, MD, is now on the medical staff of Theda Clark Medical Center as an obstetrician and gynecologist. She is a member of the staff at the Kaldas Center for Fertility, Surgery & Pregnancy, S.C.
ThedaCare welcomes Jasleen K. Randhawa, a board-certified hematologist and oncologist. Dr. Randhawa will practice at ThedaCare Cancer Care in Appleton.
ThedaCare welcomes Yasin Syed, DO, a hospitalist who will practice inpatient medicine at Appleton Medical Center.
ThedaCare welcomes family medicine physician, Fatima Ali, DO, to care for patients of all ages at ThedaCare Physicians-Neenah East.
Registrations are now being accepted for the 16th annual Community Health Network ‘Night Out for Women’s Health’ event, which will be held on Wednesday, September 30th at Pillsbury Hall on the grounds of the Green Lake Conference Center. The agenda for this year’s event includes a keynote address by Biggest Loser® Season 14 contestant Lisa Rambo.
August 24, 2015
Shawano Medical Center is the recipient of a grant for $75,000 each year for up to three years to increase health insurance enrollment and outreach in rural communities. The Rural Outreach Benefits Counseling pilot program is administered by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). Shawano Medical Center will use the grant to educate eligible uninsured people about their options for health insurance, and to teach newly insured people about how to access primary and preventive health care.
For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.