Have you ever had an older adult family member become disoriented, or confused about who they are? Perhaps all of a sudden they could not recognize close family members. Or they were tired and experiencing a lack
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HEALTHY LIFE: Is tiredness related to age, fitness or anemia?
Have you ever felt tired? Maybe slightly more short of breath while walking? Just don’t feel like yourself? Is this normal, or could it be a symptom of an underlying medical condition?
Let’s take a closer look at a case
HEALTHY LIFE: Grief’s healing journey
No one is going to get through this life without experiencing some level of grief.
For most of us, when we think of grief, we think of the death of a loved one. This can be devastating, but loss of …
Read More »HEALTHY LIFE: The truth about sun-caused skin cancer
We all have melanin, which gives our skin pigmentation. But some of us — because of genetics and ethnicity — have more than others.
In the past, it was believed the more melanin a person had, the less likely he …
Read More »JU School of Nursing Dr. Hilary Morgan talks pap tests in “Nursed to Health” Florida Times-Union feature
JU Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Hilary Morgan, an instructor in Jacksonville University’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program and a certified nurse midwife, discusses new guidelines related to pap tests in this month’s Florida Times-Union feature “Nursed to Health.”
The new …
Read More »JU’s Dr. Pam Rillstone discusses stress in Florida Times-Union “Nursed to Health” regular feature
JU Prof. Pam Rillstone, ARNP, discusses the pitfalls and treatments of stress in the Wednesday, Aug. 28, Florida Times-Union installment of the regular Jacksonville University School of Nursing feature “Nursed to Health.”
“Is it any wonder so many people are …
Read More »JU’s Dr. Teresa MacGregor discusses impact of concussions in “Nursed to Health” feature in Times-Union
JU’s regular “Nursed to Health” feature in the Wednesday, May 22, edition of The Florida Times-Union’s “H Health & Fitness” section focuses on an important question related to concussions in children: When should parents worry about a “minor accident” being …
Read More »“Nursed to Health” feature in Times-Union by JU’s Laura Swearingen takes on tricky topic of teen acne
JU adjunct nursing faculty member Laura Swearingen took on the tricky topic of acne in the regular “Nursed to Health” feature by Jacksonville University’s School of Nursing, which ran in the H section of The Florida Times-Union on Wednesday, Jan. …
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