Blog Posts in December, 2018

MHP’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), in partnership with Shelby Senior Services, wants to make sure you have what you need to care for your loved one. No matter where you are in your journey of family caregiving, AARP’s Prepare to Care — ... Read More

Freckles, sun spots, age spots, dark spots...whatever you want to call them - they can be annoying! Did you know there's a seemingly easy laser treatment that targets that sun damage and removes visible pigmentation? The treatment is called IPL ... Read More

Have you ever noticed the communication devices many of our staff and providers wear? They might appear to look like mini-walkie talkies, hanging on their scrub pocket or around their neck. Those are our Vocera hands-free communication devices. We ... Read More

A patient of Major Health Partners (MHP) had a follow-up visit with his MHP provider regarding the results of an imaging test. The provider, who assumed the test was completed at MHP, could not find the images or results of the encounter. This ... Read More

1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes, that means it could be you, your boss or your boss’s boss. Prediabetes affects 84 million Americans and has lasting health outcomes, but luckily it can be reversed. Learning your risk is the first step to a ... Read More

Easier Access : Patient and Family Advisory Council & MHP Leadership Increase Handicap Parking The MHP Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) provides guidance to our organization about its care and services. Recently, the Council decided to ... Read More

Searching for your next pumpkin treat? Look past your favorite coffee joint to MHP Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. Yes, pumpkin is the main ingredient in our seasonal facial treatments called Pumpkin Peels. Why pumpkin? Pumpkin is a natural ingredient ... Read More

To better understand the needs of its community, MHP started its first-ever Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) in January 2018. The PFAC—made up entirely of MHP patients and their loved ones—provides guidance and feedback to MHP about its ... Read More

Mental health and stress both play a major role in our overall health and wellbeing. Stress can have negative effects on many aspects of our lives. In nutrition counseling, we come across patients that eat for comfort, while some, including myself, ... Read More

Every year there seems to be a new diet that everyone is following. For many years, it was the Adkins diet, but this year the keto diet is in full swing. A ketogenic diet (or keto diet, for short) is an incredibly strict diet that incorporates 60-75% ... Read More