According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 70% of Americans have a heart age that is older than their actual age. On average, men have a heart age that is 7.8 years older than their actual age, and women have a heart age that is 5.4 years older than their actual age. Heart age is based on a number of risk factors, including age, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and smoking status.
Compassion Health Care, Inc. and North Village Pharmacy have expanded their partnership to include clinical pharmacy services that primarily target patients with complex medication regimens or uncontrolled chronic diseases.
Cholesterol circulates in the blood and can be good or bad – LDL, which is bad, and HDL, which is good. So, why should this matter to you?
Voting and your health are two things that you might not think are synonymous, but it’s an important relationship because it directly impacts your health and the health of your community.
Some parents have struggled with the question, “should my child get a COVID-19 vaccine?” since the vaccines were introduced and authorized for our little ones. We get it because many of us are parents as well.
Virtual Urgent Care at Compassion Health Care, Inc.’s Caswell Family Medical Center in Yanceyville, NC takes health care to the next level.
Compassion Health Care Inc.’s first MedServe Fellow is nearing completion of her time here at the Caswell Family Medical Center location in Yanceyville, NC. While her 2-year fellowship is at an end, Temi Faokunla’s experience in primary care is just beginning.
We sat down with LaToya Jones, a Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead to discuss the Community Health Worker program and the ultimate goals of a CHW.
Palliative care has come to Caswell County, NC by way of a partnership between Compassion Health Care, Inc. and AuthoraCare Collective.
Managing diabetes or prediabetes and reducing the risk of complications like heart disease can help you live a longer, healthier life. Part of managing your diabetes is incorporating a healthy diet, and fiber has been shown to help. Since diabetes can affect just about every part of your body, managing your blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol is important.
