Every year, around her birthday in December, Marilyn Starman schedules her mammogram. Last year, a friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer and encouraged her to go early for her mammogram. So in October 2019, Marilyn scheduled her mammogram and the results indicated something suspicious. After a biopsy, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer.
Quincy resident and telecommunications expert Keith Dunford’s recent Telehealth, or virtual, visit with his physician was a great experience for him. With close to 60 years in the communications and media business, Dunford’s expertise sheds light on the roots of using telecommunications to deliver services.
On the benches of our local high school and college games, among the players, you’ll find an Athletic Trainer. There to protect and treat our athletes, they quickly become one of the team.
This time of year is beautiful with flowers blooming and grass turning green, but for those with allergies and asthma Spring serves as a time to take more precautions. Sarah Fredman is all too familiar with this.
Every person is unique. The same goes for a person living with autism. Bringing awareness to this is important to Diana DeMoss.
On April 29, participants hit the pavement for a good cause for the third annual Pike County Crazy 8 5K Run/Walk in Pittsfield. As a result of the event, $3,452.13 was raised on behalf of the Quincy Medical Group Healthcare Foundation to benefit the Pikeland Snack Packs program. The supplementary food program provides bags of snacks and light meals for students over the weekend when students don’t have access to school meals.