Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes monkeypox as a viral disease that can be spread between people and certain animals.
With the recent rise in cases, Guy Sneed, D.O., chief medical officer for Hillcrest, answers key questions about the disease.
What are common symptoms of monkeypox?
• Fever greater than or equal to 100.4 F
• Chills
• New onset of enlarged lymph nodes behind the ear, neck, under the arms or groin.
Has soreness or pain in your foot put a damper on your summer activity plans? Plantar fasciitis may be the culprit. Timothy McConn, D.P.M., FACFAS, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon with Utica Park Clinic, shares tips on how to deal with this foot ailment.
• What exactly is plantar fasciitis?
The Hillcrest Medical Center NICU nurses are inspired to make holidays a little brighter for our smallest patients and their families.
Springtime means Mother Nature in bloom and allergies on the rise. Ryan Choplin, PA-C, a family medicine specialist with Utica Park Clinic, shares some tips on how to combat allergy attacks while enjoying the season.
• How to prevent or suppress an allergy attack
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For many of the patients Anthony Haney, M.D., a cardiologist with Oklahoma Heart Institute, treats, he recommends various methods of physical exercise in order to improve their health.
“A lot of times, patients will ask me what I do,” Haney said. “I’ll go into what I do and how it’s benefited me.”
The omicron variant is a form of the COVID-19 virus that has spread throughout the United States and all parts of the world.
Here is what we currently know about omicron from a variety of sources including the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
• What are the symptoms of the omicron variant?
When the temperature drops to freezing levels, frostbite becomes a concern for many people. Russell Anderson, D.O., a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Hillcrest, gives tips on how to avoid frostbite or what to do if encountered.
What you need to know about frostbite:
• Frostbite can develop within minutes to hours.
• Commonly occurs from exposure to wind or contact with a cold material such as metal, the ground or water.
Every morning, Kelly Shuler has her shoes laced up, ready to begin her workout long before the sun makes its first appearance.
Shuler is a dedicated race walker, a sport that has taken her all around the country. She has completed more than 160 half and full marathons in 41 different states.
“It’s been fun because I’ve met a lot of people who are outside of the medical field,” Shuler said. “I’ve got good friends all over the country because of it.”
Jack Sommers, M.D., has taken care of patients since he started practicing family medicine in 1981. Now, even when he leaves the office, his bedside manner is still valued by another form of life.
The Utica Park Broken Arrow provider and his wife, Mary, run an organic farm on their sprawling 75 acres of land. Known as the “manual labor” of the duo, Sommers takes care of 22 head of cows, a dozen chickens and two Great Pyrenees that keep watch of the place.