STD Facts: Focus on Syphilis Syphilis in Wyoming is on the rise according to the Wyoming Department of Health news letter. Here is some helpful information regarding this dangerous STD. What is Syphilis? Syphilis is a communicable disease spread through sexual contact. The bacteria responsible for the infection is called treponema pallidum and is
“The toughest job you’ll ever love,” was coined by the Peace Corps back in the 1970s and used in the organization’s advertising. Since then, other occupations, from teaching to politics, have used the phrase. Parenting, too, is considered the hardest job one will ever love. Sources of Help Many new moms have big fears about becoming a parent. Where once
Life is filled with stressors, from jobs (or lack of) and relationship issues to missing project deadlines, missing your period, and finding you have a positive pregnancy test. Even if being pregnant is exciting for you, feeling stressed during pregnancy is common, according to the March of Dimes. Some stress in our lives is okay;
Although our patients usually have a pretty good idea about the outcome of their True Care pregnancy test (since they already took 10 at home), occasionally a woman will be shocked by the news our True Care nurses provide. Sometimes a woman is certain she is pregnant, but the test comes out negative. To understand what might
This is national Volunteer Appreciation Week, and True Care thanks the many compassionate volunteers and staff members who serve the nearly 400 patients we see annually. Professional, Caring People Not only do we have registered nurses on staff, but some of our volunteers are retired or active nursing professionals. Each one understands the choices available to
Recently in the news, a woman heard a baby crying in a Washington dumpster, just before she was about to start the trash compacter. After digging through “about 20 trash bags,” she found a newborn baby. The baby is now in stable condition at a local hospital. It is really hard to comprehend that a woman would
March is Poison Prevention Awareness Month. One of the most common forms of accidental poisoning comes in the form of household cleaners, and that usually happens to young children. However, situations such as mis-labeled medication and not reading dosage instructions also occur, and those can, and do, happen to adults. How Bad Is It? According
Can you think of an amazing woman in your life? Someone you look up to? A woman who helped you become the person you are today, a mom, grandma, aunt, sister, teacher? What is it about that person that is so inspirational for you and different from the great men in your life? For most of
The debate about abortion being linked to breast cancer has been around for quite some time. There are studies that show there is not a link, but there are also studies that show there is. Here’s a link to an interesting blog post that helps us understand why there may be a correlation, at least for some
Medical news of recent weeks has focused on the Zika virus, a disease spread by mosquitoes. The disease started in Africa and has since spread to South America where scientists and medical professionals believe there may be a strong link between the virus and a significant rise in birth defects. Although little concern had been given
