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Serious Falls at Work Are Common, Here’s How to Avoid Them

We all slip up every now and then. But falls can be serious business in the workplace—for you and for your place of work, too. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, 15% of all accidental deaths are due to some sort of slip or fall. Michael Brown, APRN,...

When Should Men Start Worrying About Their Prostate?

 There are some routine medical exams that are just, well, unpleasant or uncomfortable. A throat swab, a cardiac stress test, a pelvic exam. For men, a prostate exam is pretty high up that list. But as the physicians at Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Men’s...

What Type of Care? It’s Tricky, But We’re Here to Help

Without fail, your child will start coughing or spike a fever at the least opportune time, like a Friday evening after a long week at school or bright-and-early on a holiday morning. It can be hard to know the difference between what can wait and what needs emergency...

Why It Gets Harder for Men to Lose Weight as They Age

Checking your weight is the first thing a primary care provider will do when you go in for a checkup. “It’s truly that important,” says Curtis Chastain, MD, of Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Men’s Health and Executive Wellness Center. Small fluctuations in...

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