During the winter cold, it can be difficult to keep yourself warm and healthy, let alone the little ones in your care. Deb Oldakowski, RN, BSN, UnityPoint Health, offers tips to keep babies safe throughout this season. Keeping Baby Warm While Sleeping Infants aren’t able to regulate their body temperature...
To say Andrew Nish, MD, UnityPoint Health, is extremely passionate about sugar is putting it mildly. He firmly believes sugar is the root of many major health issues. He categorizes sugar as a “metabolic disaster,” saying how we’re eating today is not the ideal diet for our genetic makeup. Dr....
Finishing up last-minute holiday shopping? If you still have gifts to buy for the kids on your list, Cynthia Hockman, ARNP, MS, CPNP, UnityPoint Health, recommends the following developmental toys for babies and toddlers to make play fun and educational. Infants: 0-4 Months “Babies prepare for developmental achievements during their...
Your mom always told you not to go outside in the cold with wet hair and to bundle up when heading out in the bitter temperatures – otherwise, you’d end up with an illness. So, do you really get sick from being cold? Shannon Fecher, ARNP, UnityPoint Health, answers this...
By Jessica da Silva, RD, LD at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown MARSHALLTOWN— Snacking now accounts for one-quarter of American’s daily calorie intake! Snacking has been the subject of a lot of research. Most of the results have been inconclusive. Whether you believe snacking can help control appetite or whether it...
Beginning November 30th, UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown will now offer Urology services on Thursdays out of the Multi-Specialty department located at 405 E. Main St. located on the 3rd floor. Dr. Daniel Lee, Dr. Eric Andresen, Dr. Eric Askeland and Michelle Nepple, PA will provide urology services at UnityPoint Health...
Do you often have cold hands and feet? You might brush it off as needing to throw on an extra layer. But, as Himanshu Tandon, MD, cardiologist practicing at UnityPoint Health, explains, cold hands and feet may point to circulation problems. “Circulation trouble consists of reduced blood flow to a...
By Nancy Schive, clinical dietitian, diabetes educator at UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown MARSHALLTOWN - Diabetes is a challenging disease that affects the entire family in many ways. If you are living with diabetes or have a loved one with the disease, family support is very important when it comes to...
When did you know you wanted to be a provider? My father is a veterinarian, and mother is a nurse. I followed my dream by watching their dedication to their patients every day I grew up. I knew I wanted to solve complex medical cases in a multi-disciplinary approach. What...
MARSHALLTOWN – The Wound Healing Center at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown, a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the Healogics National Diabetes Campaign from October 30 to November 3. One of Healogics-managed Centers; UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown Wound Healing Center offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic...
