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American Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 10, 2025
The heart is an amazing muscle. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in the world.
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Starr Cardiology Associates is Moving
August 28, 2024
Starr Cardiology Associates is moving to the Medical Arts Plaza beginning Tuesday, September 3.
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Starr Regional Medical Group welcomes Patrik Centerwall, MD, to two practices
May 22, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Group announces that Patrik Centerwall, MD, has joined its staff and will provide family medicine services to patients in Athens, Charleston and the surrounding communities.
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Starr Regional Family Practice welcomes Kayla Walker, PA-C, RDMS, VT, MR
May 22, 2024
Starr Regional Family Practice announces that Kayla Walker, PA-C, RDMS, VT, MR, has joined its staff and will provide family medicine services to patients in Etowah and the surrounding communities.
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Yasir Akhtar, MD, Successfully Implants New Cardiac Monitoring Technology
April 8, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center (SRMC) announced the successful implementation of an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), marking a significant advancement in the detection and diagnosis of irregular heart rhythms.
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Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding Your Colonoscopy
March 12, 2024
Have you had your colonoscopy? If you’re 45 or older, you’ve probably heard this question from someone you know – a doctor, a family member, or a health-conscious friend.
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Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 16, 2024
February is American Heart Month – a time to celebrate all our hearts do for us, and to recognize what we can do to keep our hearts healthy.
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Clinic Closures & Delays
January 16, 2024
You can find information regarding closures and delays due to winter weather and road conditions listed here.
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Breast Cancer — Be Aware and Take Action
October 2, 2023
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, and to provide education regarding the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease.
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Immunization Awareness Month: COVID-19 and Beyond
August 7, 2023
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Each year, we take this time to recognize that vaccines are essential to our health and the health of our community – a lesson that the past few years have made especially clear.
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