Northwest Associates for Women's Healthcare

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

Tattoo complications surprisingly common

The rising popularity of body art raises longer-term medical concerns

Is Red Light Therapy the Key to Skin Rejuvenation?

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and it also plays a vital role in keeping you alive by protecting your internal organs from the elements and getting rid of harmful toxins through sweating. As you age, your skin will begin to lose its youthful appearance and elasticity, which can cause wrinkles, blemishes, […]

Your Next Step Podiatry

Make an appointment with one of our doctors for an evaluation to see if you qualify for a pair of shoes.

How to Raise an Emotionally Resilient Child

Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful or difficult moments. Learn how you can help your child develop this important skill by setting aside ten minutes each day.

Five-Year Study for Relapse Prevention

Relapse prevention is one of the most important elements of addiction recovery. Working a solid program by staying connected with your su...

Tattoo regret: How many people are removing their ink?

See how far laser technology has come, you might just be able to erase it completely.

Research: Meal Delivery Services Associated with Lower Healthcare Costs

Why Women's Health Nurse Practitioners Are Healthcare Heroes

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we're focusing on women's health. And we're not the only ones — recent decades have seen the rise of a specific type of advanced-practice clinician: the women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP).

Four Ways to Reduce Risk from Healthcare Business Associates

Running a healthcare organization at peak efficiency means many external partners are necessary to support different parts of the business

How Can We Be Sure Artificial Intelligence Is Safe For Medical Use?

When Merdis Wells visited the diabetes clinic at the University Medical Center in New Orleans about a year ago, a nurse practitioner checked her eyes to

Stereotyping pregnant women can cause workplace accidents, study finds

If pregnant women fear being seen as less capable, they're more likely to suffer an injury at work.

Why health plan enrollees want to scream

They can buy coverage on a guaranteed-issue basis but deductibles aren't getting any smaller.

Even the Rainforest Is Better Off When Women Have Reproductive Healthcare

But conservationists and health advocates have struggled to break out of silos and combine forces.

Show-Me Healthy Women program provides healthcare to low-income women

Jordan Valley Health Center is offering well-woman exams free of charge to women through the Show Me Healthy Women program.

GracePointe Healthcare Helps Women Feel Like Themselves Again Through Votiva

Through Votiva, a treatment providing relief for a variety of internal and external women's health concerns, GracePointe Healthcare is helping women feel like themselves again.

Three Women Changing The Way We Deliver Healthcare

Technology is changing the way we access health services. From access to fertility and diabetes support to general on demand practitioners, meet three founders changing the game.