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Why do many men avoid seeking medical help?
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Helping Men Get the Cancer Screenings They Need
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Dignity Health educators inform community on importance of CPR
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‘We are ready to take care of anything at anytime’
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French Hospital leaders ditch suits for scrubs
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May: A Month for Mental Wellness
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Strokes and Mini-Strokes: How They’re the Same and Different
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Dignity Health hospitals lead way in treatment of STEMI heart attacks on the Central Coast
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Elaine Yin, MD, named Woman of the Year
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Examining possible causes of Parkinson’s disease
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Did you know: Marian Regional Medical Center offers free valet parking
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Artful Healing: Respiratory Therapist's Paintings Bring Comfort to Premature Newborns
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Are You 45 Or Older? Don’t Forget This Life-Saving Screening
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This Is What Too Little Sleep Does to Your Body
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Have These Symptoms? It May Be Strep Throat
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These Are the Most Common Heart Conditions in Women
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Sisters of St. Francis, Dignity Health break ground on major project
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What does a heart attack really feel like?
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Mansoor Arain, MD, FACC, FSCAI, an Interventional and Structural Cardiologist at Dignity Health’s Stratford Health Center, answers questions about heart health
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Feeling sick after the holidays? Cases of new Covid-19 variant, flu and RSV surged in January
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The HPV Vaccine Really Works – Here’s the Proof
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Dignity Health Central Coast awards over $424,00 to community grant partners
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5 tips to help you give your baby the healthiest start possible
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Marian Regional Medical Center employee makes life-changing donation
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Law enforcement agencies celebrate Dignity Health staff
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Did you know your heart is more at risk during the holidays?
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Doctors in Santa Maria travel to Palenque and assist with medical mission treating indigenous populations in Mexico
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Arroyo leading the way in Aquablation Therapy
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Turkey Trot Training Tips
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Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
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French Hospital in Rarefied Air with Leapfrog, CMS Honors
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Family Health History Day
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Marian Regional Medical Center Earns Top Grade from Leapfrog Group
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Rise & Rally Fundraiser Continues for Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
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French Hospital’s Total Joint Replacement Program earns Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval
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Day of Hope Breast Cancer Survivor
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There may be warning signs before a stroke occurs. Here’s how to spot them and what to do.
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Getting vaccinated against common viruses may keep you from getting sick this fall and winter
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Marian Regional Medical Center First in the World to Use New Technology for Abnormal Heart Beats
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How to Manage Back Pain
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Do This One Thing to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
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Stressed at Work? Here's What It May Do to Your Heart
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Don't Miss These Early Warning Signs of Heart Failure
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12 Good Reasons to Reduce Stress This Year
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Common Signs of Thyroid Problems
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Do you know your coronary calcium score?
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Seven Easy but Effective Fitness Resolutions
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