LAUREL FAMILY CLINIC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES In a time of continual changes and uncertainty in healthcare, Laurel Family Clinic wishes to provide your family complete medical care. The medical staff at Laurel Family Clinic is comprised of board certified healthcare providers: Dr. John Hassell, Dr. Jack Evans, Dr. Terry Pitts, Dr. Kelly Shoemake; Debbie […]

Hospice is not a place but rather a way of caring that brings comfort to people at the end of their life while offering support to their family. The team at Comfort Care hospice provides quality of life care to terminally ill patients and their families. Dr. David Harrison, a medical director of Comfort Care […]

South Central Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing state of the art cutting edge care. One of the many ways South Central OBGYN’s do this is by performing daVinci robot assisted surgeries. Obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Hugh Stancill explains, “The daVinci robot is a machine that is operated by a physician who is able […]

Hip and knee replacements are on the rise in the United States. Each year, almost three million Americans have a total hip replacement, while about five million Americans have a total knee replacement. Dr. Charles Black, a fellowship trained hip and knee specialist at South Central Regional Medical Center says that most of the time […]

  Women are often told that they need to have a gynecological checkup by their OBGYN, often called a pap smear. Dr. Hugh Stancill III, OBGYN physician at South Central Regional Medical Center, explains that pap smears are done to look for abnormalities of the cervix. He states that pap smears pick up pre-cancer of […]

Varicose Veins: A Painful Condition That’s Not Just Cosmetic Free Community Screening on July 20th Nature has a sense of humor; while our hair becomes white, our legs become more colorful. It often begins with clusters of bright blue or red spider veins. But no one is laughing when purple, rope-like veins twist down our legs. Varicose veins […]

Sunshine and Summer Time. Don’t Forget the Sunscreen! During the summer season of pool parties and outdoor activities, it is easy to forget about the harmful properties of the sun’s rays. About 1 million Americans will develop skin cancer each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. That makes skin cancer—not breast cancer, prostate cancer […]

Healthcare is changing, and now more than ever the emphasis is on preventive medicine to catch abnormalities early and to treat them early. One of the most important routine procedures for women is a pap smear to screen for cervical cancer. Bridget Cahill, nurse practitioner at Ellisville OBGYN Clinic says that if an abnormality is […]

Sunshine and Summer Time. Don’t Forget the Sunscreen! Skin Cancer Screening & Education Luncheon | July 14th During the summer season of pool parties and outdoor activities, it is easy to forget about the harmful properties of the sun’s rays. To help educate the community on sun protection, South Central Dermatology’s Nurse Practitioner, Ashlynn Martin, […]

This week on Healthbreak, Brittany Sherman talks about Choices Clinic of Laurel and how they mentor young men and women in our community in a nurturing and judgment free environment. Sherman states, “We want Choices Clinic to be the first choice in our community for men and women who are facing unplanned pregnancies or just […]