prevention

Sleep Awareness Week: You’ll want to be awake for this.

National Sleep Awareness Week is March 9 – 15 – a time to learn more about the importance of sleep for health and well-being, as well as ways that lack of sleep may be impacting you. Let’s begin by talking about your circadian rhythm. You know, your body’s internal master clock – everyone has one!

Eating Disorder Awareness Week: What should we know?

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week begins February 24 – a time to learn about eating disorders, share a hopeful message for those affected and enable those who need treatment to gain access to the necessary, potentially lifesaving resources. Most importantly, it’s a time to promote acceptance and respect for all bodies of every size and

Hally Healthcast: Annual Physicals

Welcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions. Today’s episode is

Colon Cancer Screening: Is an at-home test right for you?

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to learn more about one of the most common forms of cancer you can get – and how to prevent it. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 150,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with this disease each year, yet it’s highly curable when

Hally Healthcast: Cancer Prevention

Hally® Healthcast is the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions. Today’s episode is all

Glaucoma is a silent thief of sight.

Glaucoma has no symptoms in its early stages. In fact, half the people with glaucoma do not know they have it! Having regular eye exams can help your ophthalmologist find this disease before you lose vision. Your ophthalmologist can tell you how often you should be examined. There are two major types of glaucoma. Open-angle glaucoma

AIDS Awareness Month: What You Should Know

December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness and reflect on the impact that this epidemic has had on our communities and on the world. The United States has made enormous strides in HIV treatment, care and prevention since the epidemic began 40 years ago. HIV was once the leading cause of

Hally Healthcast: Diabetes Awareness

Hally® Healthcast is the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important topic. Here with us is Alana Scopel. She’s a registered dietitian nutritionist, a certified diabetes care and education specialist,

Hally Healthcast: RSV, Flu and COVID-19

Hally® Healthcast is the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. It’s October – fall is upon us with winter to come at its heels. These next few months are often the height of respiratory sicknesses for children and adults alike. You’re likely hearing in the news

Let Me Give You a Hand

Can you hear it? Thundering across the auditorium or across the gym, or maybe it’s a very light sound because an amazing putt was made on the 18th green at No. 2 in Pinehurst (although that would be a loud roar, especially during the U.S. Open). It’s a hand clap of thunderous applause for a

Hally Healthcast: Aphasia Awareness

Hally® Healthcast is the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. June is Aphasia Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important topic. Our featured expert is, Abby Franz, speech pathologist and clinical instructor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science

Hally Healthcast: Mental Health Awareness

Hally® Healthcast is the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so today we’re discussing mental health – its impact on our day-to-day lives and relationships, the stigmas and barriers associated with diagnosis and treatment, when and where to seek help,