Healthy Today Leads to a Healthy Tomorrow
At Fountain Hills Medical Center, we spend a lot of time talking with our patients about healthy aging. The reason? No matter what your current age is, there are always things you can be doing today t ...
Misusing Medications
The issues of medication abuse and overdose are getting a lot of attention lately. And with August 31st being National Overdose Awareness Day, we knew we wanted to highlight this epidemic. From popula ...
Overwhelmed With Back-To-School Busyness? We Can Help!
You finally got the school transportation figured out. You got ALL the items on the school supply list (and gave yourself brownie points for sharpening the pencils). You managed to find a few kid-appr ...
There’s Much to Explore
While going outside to play might be the very last thing you feel like doing in this season of record-breaking heat, we do want to acknowledge the importance of prioritizing outdoor enjoyment. As July ...
The Heat is On, and it’s Time to Play it Safe
Welcome to triple-digit weather season here in Fountain Hills. This is the time of year when folks start to get a little stir-crazy and yearn to break out of their air-conditioned cocoons, even if it’ ...
Are You Alzheimer’s Aware?
We didn’t want to let June close out before calling attention to a very important issue that is nationally recognized this month every year. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and these is ...
Hey, Man! This Month is All About You
You may already be attuned to providing some extra care and attention to certain men in your life this month (here’s looking at you, dads!), but it turns out that ALL men should take a little extra co ...
The Four Things YOU Can Put Into Practice to Prioritize Your Mental Health
Around here we tend to talk a lot about physical health; after all, physical maladies are what we help patients with all day, every day. However, we never want to minimize the importance of prioritizi ...
Raising Vaccine Awareness
If you’re like many people still feeling the stressful aftermath from the height of the COVID pandemic, the word “vaccine” can elicit memories of panicked feelings, bitter debates, and worry. In fact, ...
Can you Safely Take Expired Medications?
If you were to open your medicine cabinet right now, what would you find? Amidst the standard toiletry finds, do you have expired or otherwise unused medications? Many people have a difficult time thr ...