PATIENT NEWS | BETTER HEALTH
Gestational diabetes classes now availableStarting on Monday, July 12, The Polyclinic will begin offering a Gestational Diabetes Self-Management Education program for pregnant women who have recently been diagnosed. Participants will receive education, support and training to help them manage their blood sugars during pregnancy.
Read more about gestational diabetes classes.
There’s no such thing as a healthy tan Summer in the Northwest means it's time to get outdoors. Swimming, riding bicycles, sailing... the list of summer recreation is virtually synonymous with sunshine and all too often, sunburn. Not only does too much sun cause skin to age prematurely, creating wrinkles, brown "liver" spots and red broken blood vessels; it causes skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, and more than 2 million new cases are diagnosed in this country each year.
Read more about avoiding skin cancer.