PREVENTION
& WELLNESS
10 Tips to Manage Your Meds
Not sure you are taking your medications correctly? Managing medication can be difficult, particularly if you are taking several and treating different conditions. Ensure that you’re taking your medicine safely and effectively with these 10 tips. Understand the exact dose and timing of each medication. …
Take a Pass on Annual Pelvic Exams?
For many women, the yearly trip to the doctor for a pelvic exam causes anxiety and discomfort. Now new guidelines from the American College of Physicians may allow you to skip the stirrups this year. Annual pelvic exams may not be necessary for healthy women …
Can We Talk? We Hope So!
That’s why we created Simply Well, the new UMass Memorial Medical Center blog for people like you. Tell us what’s on your mind. What are your important health questions? Do you have practical advice to maintain a healthy lifestyle? Or do you want to hear …
5 Steps to Help Avoid Osteoporosis
Once women reach menopause, their risk for osteoporosis increases as bone loss accelerates and bones weaken. In fact, most of the calcium that went into building strong bones was added by the time you turned 17. Now, you need to do the right things to …
