Health and Wellness
Do Your Shoes Matter for Hiking and Running?
Poor shoe fit can lead to problems like ankle sprains, blisters, Achilles tendonitis and other foot issues.
What to Know About Maternal Mental Health
In honor of World Maternal Mental Health Day, Rose Hitchings, PsyD, an integrative behavioral health psychologist at Cheshire Medical Center, draws attention to the issue.
How to Protect Yourself and Others From Measles Outbreaks
Measles cases are spiking, but the virus is almost entirely preventable through the MMR vaccine.
What You Need to Know About Avian Influenza Virus
Find out about infection rates and how to protect yourself from what is more formally called Influenza A subtype H5N1 and less formally, bird flu.
Shorter Days Got You Down? It Could Be Seasonal Affective Disorder.
In most cases, symptoms start in the fall or winter and subside in the spring. But there are methods to help you cope.
Knowing Where To Go: Urgent Visits or ED
If you find yourself in need of immediate or day-of care, make sure you know where to go first.
How To Make Your New Year's Resolutions Last
Creating sustainable health goals can be tough. Learn how to create habits that stick from Karl Dietrich, MD, MPH, primary care physician and director of Cheshire Medical Center's family medicine residency program.
Whooping Cough Cases Are Increasing. Why and What To Do About It
Whooping cough, more formally known as pertussis, is on the rise. But doctors stress that the disease is preventable with vaccines.
What to Know About Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist Suzannah Luft, MD, discusses Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in honor of the diseases’ awareness week
Ask the Expert: Mammograms and Self Exams
H.E. Guy Burman, MD, medical director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center Comprehensive Breast Program at Cheshire Medical Center, discusses breast health and cancer screenings and offers helpful resources.