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Health Matters: Why You Should Get a Colonoscopy

Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States, after lung cancer. In 2024, about 152,810 people were diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer, and around 53,010 people died from it. The good news is that a colonoscopy can help prevent colon cancer. Doctors can find and remove small growths called polyps during this ...

Health Matters: Why should you care about influenza?

By St. Peter's Health Physician Assistant LeeAnne Storey, PA-C in the Independent Record on December 24, 2019. In the midst of holiday joy, influenza (the flu) may not occupy your thoughts. But taking a few moments now to educate yourself about influenza might spare you some misery and lost work. It’s no exaggeration to say your efforts could even save ...

Health Matters: Your health and well-being beyond the doctor's office

When people think of health care, most connect it to physical health and getting the care we need when we're feeling under the weather. While that is a big part, "well care" is just as important as "sick care" as we strive to create a healthier hometown community. Prevention, education and access to tools beyond the hospital or clinic play ...

Health Matters: Youth vaping, the new smoking epidemic

Having been on the market for over a decade now, many of us have at least some familiarity with vaping. Whether it is because you or a loved one use the products, or you’ve seen the big blooms of vapor being exhaled from someone in public, they seem to be more and more common. So what exactly is vaping? Vaping ...

Health Matters: handwashing helps prevent spread of infection

Handwashing is something we all do, but probably not nearly enough or correctly. With cold and flu season quickly approaching, we could all use some helpful reminders on how to properly wash our hands to prevent the spread of illness and stay healthy. A brief history of handwashing People have been washing their hands for centuries, but it wasn’t until ...

Health Matters: help is available to tackle tobacco addiction

Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the estimated health care costs related to tobacco in Montana alone top over $440 million each year. A 2019 research article published by Truth Initiative listed Montana’s smoking rate as higher than national averages in ...

Health and Wellness Screenings

The goal of the St. Peter's Health Wellness Services is to reduce health risks and promote overall wellness among employee groups and individuals in the Helena area and its surrounding ...

Health care from home

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented timelines. Shortly after COVID-19 arrived in our community, we successfully accelerated our efforts to launch a telehealth program with our partners at Blue Cross Blue ...

Health matters: young people should think about heart health

Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in this country. Many people find out about their heart problems the “hard way” -- having a heart attack, most often in middle to advanced ages. For younger adults, heart disease may seem like an “old person” problem. However, younger adults should be thinking about their heart health for a ...