May Day, May Day

Can you believe that it’s already May?  I’ll tell you what, I’m definitely ready for sunshine, shorts and flip flops! Not only are we closer to warmer weather but, I’m ...

6 Things EVERY Woman Should Know

Article contributed by: Nichole DeLaPlante, DO Family Medicine Physician at Lone Peak Primary Care As a practicing family medicine physician I give a lot of advice on a daily basis.  ...

Do You Pee When You Sneeze?

I felt a sneeze coming on, and I knew what that meant.  I was going to have to cross my legs and hope for the best, and then run to ...

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Basal cell carci…what?

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Getting to Know You with Dr. Melissa Bentley

I always find it interesting why people choose the paths they do, ...

One of Our Own, Honors One of His Own

Photo courtesy of the Standard Examiner Remember how awesome Dr. Hans Jenkins ...

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I had a good friend who at 25-years-old found a lump in her breast.  After multiple doctors visits and a needle biopsy, she found out she had breast cancer.  Not only did she have the disease that affects 1 out of 8 women but, it needed to be treated with the most aggressive option possible, [...]

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